Post by peterd on Dec 25, 2012 10:48:03 GMT -8
UN votes to reopen talks on arms-trade treaty opposed by NRA
The United Nations General Assembly on Monday voted to reconsider an international treaty to regulate the global arms trade, a measure opposed by the nation’s largest gun-rights lobby.
The move could intensify another high-profile fight between the administration, which backs the treaty, and the National Rifle Association (NRA) which says it will restrict the domestic sale of firearms.
thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/un-treaties/274507-un-votes-to-reopen-negotiations-on-global-arms-trade-treaty
The United Nations General Assembly on Monday voted to reconsider an international treaty to regulate the global arms trade, a measure opposed by the nation’s largest gun-rights lobby.
The move could intensify another high-profile fight between the administration, which backs the treaty, and the National Rifle Association (NRA) which says it will restrict the domestic sale of firearms.
thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/un-treaties/274507-un-votes-to-reopen-negotiations-on-global-arms-trade-treaty
