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Gun Owners Up in Arms Over Possible U.N. Regulation

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    Taking Liberties: Could Arms Trade Treaty take away Second Amendment rights?

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All right says -- that's taking liberties segment American gun owners and advocates a little anxious right now over a new United Nations treaty.

That they say may end up infringing on their rights and Douglas Kennedy's looking into the -- Is now live from our newsroom -- that less.

Hey Martha yet the UN says it's time to crack down on international gun sales.

But does its proposed solution threaten the US constitution.

One gun owner in Massachusetts.

Fears it does.

Henry dame doesn't like any law that restricts his constitutional.

Right to bear arms.

But the president of the -- rod and gun club in Massachusetts is even more vehement when the laws proposed by an international body like the United Nations this UN proposal is really your worst nightmare.

-- and it's really means turning over our policy with regard to firearms.

Over to the United Nations the United Nations is now considering -- treaty that would regulate international firearms sales.

Requiring member nations like the United States to track their guns starting when the guns -- made.

Some fear the treaty will lead to an international.

Gun registration program.

Well.

And that it's not okay with many hunters here in the United States.

It's the UN decides.

How and win a gun can be transferred sold.

He -- bought.

Based on standards that have nothing to do with American law.

District is about regulating.

The export and -- we'll farms Daniel -- of the UN says the critics are way off target.

It's about the trade witness it -- treated that is supposed to regulate the -- That these goods across national borders.

Now the UN says -- simply trying to regulate the way arms across national borders what what's wrong with that what's wrong with is that the -- do you UN.

Is dominated by countries who were unsympathetic to -- into the United States and to the freedoms that we enjoy.

Specifically He says the freedom to defend ourselves that's it from here Martha back to you know -- divested -- any thank them.

You couldn't see that -- Always key on this issue when -- shot.

That -- line.

It's that was that direct edit word hasn't won take candidate can that -- -- Douglas may well very impressive.