I sent the following letters to my legislators in both the Michigan and US legislatures, just in case. I suggest that others do the same. Similar letters should be sent to UN Ambassador Susan Rice (fax - 212-415-4053, Opinion/Comment Line - 212-415-4062) and Sec. State Clinton (Phone: 202-663-1848, Fax: 202-663-3636). We need to absolutely flood their offices.
Senator/Congressman:
As you are no doubt aware, it appears that a vote on the UN Small Arms Treaty will take place by the end of this month. While it is my understanding that our envoy to the UN has insisted that the Second Amendment Rights of US citizens be honored and protected, there is tremendous pressure from anti-firearms forces around the world to override that protection and to include civilian firearms in the ban.
It is also my understanding that any such treaty would have to be ratified by Congress before it would be considered to be binding on the US, although I'm sure that some sort of "special circumstances" could be claimed to circumvent that.
As your constituent, I am asking you to memorialize our legislators in Congress NOT to support any treaty that does not FULLY PROTECT the Second Amendment rights contained in our Constitution. I am also asking that you begin developing legislation that would declare such a treaty null and void in [add the name of your state] in case Congress actually decides to ratify this treaty. There is no time to lose.
Sincerely,
Senator/Congressman:
As you are no doubt aware, it appears that a vote on the UN Small Arms Treaty will take place by the end of this month. While it is my understanding that our envoy to the UN has insisted that the Second Amendment Rights of US citizens be honored and protected, there is tremendous pressure from anti-firearms groups around the world to override that protection and to include civilian firearms in the ban as well.
It is also my understanding that any such treaty would have to be ratified by Congress before it would be considered to be binding on the US.
As your constituent, I am asking that you NOT support any treaty that does not FULLY PROTECT the Second Amendment rights contained in our Constitution, and that Congress memorialize UN Ambassador Rice and Secretary of State Clinton to vigorously defend those rights, as they are sworn to do, and to withhold their signatures from any treaty infringing those rights. The Constitution of the United States is the final legal authority in our country, not UN treaties.*
Sincerely,
Senator/Congressman:
As you are no doubt aware, it appears that a vote on the UN Small Arms Treaty will take place by the end of this month. While it is my understanding that our envoy to the UN has insisted that the Second Amendment Rights of US citizens be honored and protected, there is tremendous pressure from anti-firearms forces around the world to override that protection and to include civilian firearms in the ban.
It is also my understanding that any such treaty would have to be ratified by Congress before it would be considered to be binding on the US, although I'm sure that some sort of "special circumstances" could be claimed to circumvent that.
As your constituent, I am asking you to memorialize our legislators in Congress NOT to support any treaty that does not FULLY PROTECT the Second Amendment rights contained in our Constitution. I am also asking that you begin developing legislation that would declare such a treaty null and void in [add the name of your state] in case Congress actually decides to ratify this treaty. There is no time to lose.
Sincerely,
Senator/Congressman:
As you are no doubt aware, it appears that a vote on the UN Small Arms Treaty will take place by the end of this month. While it is my understanding that our envoy to the UN has insisted that the Second Amendment Rights of US citizens be honored and protected, there is tremendous pressure from anti-firearms groups around the world to override that protection and to include civilian firearms in the ban as well.
It is also my understanding that any such treaty would have to be ratified by Congress before it would be considered to be binding on the US.
As your constituent, I am asking that you NOT support any treaty that does not FULLY PROTECT the Second Amendment rights contained in our Constitution, and that Congress memorialize UN Ambassador Rice and Secretary of State Clinton to vigorously defend those rights, as they are sworn to do, and to withhold their signatures from any treaty infringing those rights. The Constitution of the United States is the final legal authority in our country, not UN treaties.*
Sincerely,
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