U.N. Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations Underway
"[T]he NRA has fought tirelessly to oppose any United Nations effort to
undermine the constitutional rights of law-abiding American gun owners.
That fight has grown more intense lately, as the U.N. and global gun
banners have markedly stepped up their attack on our Second Amendment
freedoms by including civilian arms in the proposed Arms Trade Treaty.
As
called for in a resolution adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in
2009, a conference began [the first week of July] in New York City to draft the
treaty's language. The United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade
Treaty is one of the most serious threats to American gun owners in
decades.
The NRA will continue to maintain a strong presence at
the ATT meeting, which will run through July 27. And we will continue
to champion the position that any ATT must in no way impact gun owners'
rights."