Assessing the Risks of the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
On September 25, 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry signed the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty in New York . The following video was produced by the Heritage Foundation shortly before the actual signing of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, but it presents a good perspective on the politics and economics of the treaty, and the treaty's effect on both the international and intranational arms trade. The audio in this presentation is a little weak, but the content makes it worth watching.
The Obama administration’s decision to sign a global conventional arms trade treaty despite deep misgivings on Capitol Hill and among Second Amendment advocates drew strong reactions from lawmakers on Wednesday, underlining the ratification battle ahead.
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