[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 14370-14371]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  UNITED STATES SIGNS UNITED NATIONS ARMS TREATY THAT VIOLATES SECOND 
                               AMENDMENT

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty 
signed by this administration today is an attempt by Third World 
countries to control guns worldwide, including personal firearms in the 
United States.
  Under the section of ``scope,'' the treaty indicates that covered 
weapons include small arms and light weapons. The language is so broad 
that nations are expected to track all weapons movements from the time 
they are manufactured until the time they are destroyed.
  The language is vague so that the treaty could be interpreted to 
restrict the ability of the United States to help its allies, like 
Israel.
  The U.N. treaty allows government regulations to be imposed to 
collect data on gun owners. The treaty presents a clear and present 
danger to the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution.

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  This is another attempt by this administration to control firearms of 
individual Americans. The constitutional professor is letting the U.N. 
override the Second Amendment and destroy individual liberty.
  The President took an oath to the United States Constitution, not the 
U.N. Charter.
  And that's just the way it is.

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