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Could proposed UN treaty endanger Americans' gun rights?

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    Concerns arms trade treaty would jeopardize 2nd amendment rights

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So there's -- -- concerns today that a UN proposal that's aimed at keeping arms out of the hands of rogue nations could have an impact on every day gun owners here in the United States that's in some attention.

The UN arms trade treaty which the president and his administration's support.

Would -- sales of weapons other countries.

But gun owners here are concerned that they could be forced under -- to register their own weapons.

With some sort of UN bureaucracy as part of south Thompson David Lee Miller -- this -- is at the UN.

Exactly say -- play.

Wolf what they're proponents of this treaty say that is goal is to eradicate the illicit trading of conventional weapons.

In the document includes a laundry list of weapons that they are addressing specifically tanks missiles and warplanes and helicopters for example also on that list.

Small arms and light weapons.

And critics say that the treaty opens the door -- the UN's stopping on the right of the US's Second Amendment was.

The national rifle -- been very clear any treaty that cover civilian -- arms will be met with our full opposition.

-- -- civilian power arms for your viewers are handguns shotguns and rifles.

Lawfully and legally own in the United States -- a law abiding gun owners.

Additionally critics say that this treaty.

Could -- the United States' ability to sell weapons to allies such as Israel so that is another concern that is centrally infringes on a US sovereignty.

-- -- Very interesting David Lee thank you very much Stephen -- -- outside the left wing.

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