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2006-07-12 International-UN-NGOs
U.N. misfires; U.S. protects its gun rights
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Posted by ryuge 2006-07-12 06:51|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Beautiful! Yea Mr. Bolton and crew!
Posted by Jules 2006-07-12 08:32||   2006-07-12 08:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Great!

IMHO, while the proliferation of small arms is a real problem in failed/failing States (and the main culprits are Russia and china here), the RTKBA is a *real* basic human right.

Note that disarmement of citizenry in Europe is not so old, it dates back to the 20-30's, when the gvt feared populist movements; before that, AFAIK, gun ownership was pretty free in most european countries, in late 19th/early 20th, french military rifles were sold to average civilians without any restriction, this was even encouraged by the authorities, to militarize society in view of a war vs Germany.

The old "Manufrance" catalogs are testimony of that bygone era, with service rifles for sale to all.

And access to gun is getting stricter every year (back in late 80's/early 90's, one could buy 12 gauge pump shotguns in the supermarket without any registration), because the Enlightened Elites are afraid of their people again... all this while heavy weaponry, automatic firearms and Rpg, abound in the 'hoods.
Posted by anonymous5089 2006-07-12 08:34||   2006-07-12 08:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Nations by boldly reminding them that in the United States we do have a right to possess firearms. Bolton caused further consternation when he told the gathering that the administration would not allow the international organization to diminish that fundamental right. The audience visibly gasped at the audacity displayed by this upstart diplomat. The anti-gunners (gun grabbers) are insidious, constant, and naive simpletons. They will try any ploy to disarm this country. The Second Amendment makes this country fairly unique and provides a line of protection between citizens and thugs, terrorists, and anyone else with evil intentions. The UN would like to make over countries in their image, bloated, ineffectual, elitest, do-nothing, and corrupt. Our freedoms were costly and came from the blood of our citizens.
Posted by JohnQC 2006-07-12 08:44||   2006-07-12 08:44|| Front Page Top

#4 As much as I applaud our "holding that line", I cannot agree that a stalemate is a win. When someone tries to sneak something unreasonable past you, or tries the gradualism trick, the *only* effective technique is to counterattack--to drive them back.

In this case, the US should push for an international right to bear arms. Slap the UN with statistics that show how a well-armed citizenry protects itself from crime and violence.

Push them on the issue of allowing the widespread legality of licensed and concealed firearms by private citizens.

This would frighten them so much they would drop the whole issue permanently, out of fear that the US might actually win.
Posted by Anonymoose 2006-07-12 09:31||   2006-07-12 09:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Getting the US out of the UN would be a good start.
Posted by DarthVader 2006-07-12 10:31||   2006-07-12 10:31|| Front Page Top

#6 I don't see many pictures of Armalite rifles and Colt pistols being carried around by insurgents and terrorists. Every one of them has an AK-47. Now lets see, who could have made and sold them an AK. Russia, China, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia? Why don't the candy asses at the UN go dick them around.
Posted by bigjim-ky 2006-07-12 11:42||   2006-07-12 11:42|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm with DarthVader. Pull out of the UN. The lot of them are a bunch of international welfare leeches.
Posted by JohnQC 2006-07-12 12:10||   2006-07-12 12:10|| Front Page Top

#8 IIRC, Bros. Judd had an interesting article last week(?) about Brazil.

The UN and about 500 gun-grabbing orgs tried to pass a major gun-grab measure. Until 3 weeks before the vote, 70% of the public was for it.

Then came the commercials.

It wasn't about guns, it was about their rights, no references to America, but showed Tiannamen and other areas of the world. Voted down almost 2-to-1.
Posted by anonymous2u 2006-07-12 12:53||   2006-07-12 12:53|| Front Page Top

#9 Why don't the candy asses at the UN go dick them around.

Because that wasn’t the point of the whole thing Big Jim. This was supposed to be a big PR poke-in-the-eye to neanderthal Americans like you and me: why else schedule it to begin on the 4th of July? The UN doesn’t oppose violence of any kind. Simply put, it opposes the sort of individual freedoms championed by American society.
Posted by Secret Master 2006-07-12 12:56||   2006-07-12 12:56|| Front Page Top

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