Sounds like fear-mongering to me. When I read the article, the phrases that stuck out to me were: "you can be quite certain that..."; "it will almost certainly force..."; and most notably, "the terms have yet to be made public..."
To me, Bell is pretty much saying, "I don't really know what's in this resolution, especially since the proposed written standards haven't even been decided on yet, but based on what I think of the UN, you better watch out for:
1) Scary thing
2) Scary thing
3) Scary thing
4) Scary thing
5) Another scary thing."
The rest of the article is the normal pro-2nd amendment arguments unrelated to the UN.
I'm not minimizing the defense of the 2nd Amendment Issue, but I don't think there's anything to worry about here on this issue yet. Watch, stay informed, but don't start burying the collection under the flower garden.
I'm not digging any holes yet but it does seem like if it were going to happen a process like the one described in the article is a likely/possible scenario.
It's my understanding that the resolution would have to be ratified by both houses of Congress to become law.I don't think that would happen taking into account the recent Supreme Court rulings concerning the 2nd Amendment.
That is correct.
However, this is not "new news". I've read articles about this even before Obama was elected and somehow, nothing has ever come from it. I wouldn't worry too much.
This is old news. Started when Clinton was president. Tried to bring the United States under the UN umbrella for arms control. Thats why gun rights is a never ending battle of its own.
What the scare mongers fail to say is that no treaty, even if confirmed by the Senate, can over ride the US constitution.
The Constitution reigns supreme, and no law or treaty can override it. Since there is a Second Amendment, and the Supreme court has ruled that it does guarantee individual rights to own guns, a treaty or law banning gun ownership would be null and void.
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