UN Arms Trade Treaty Eyes "Legally Owned Weapons"

UN Arms Trade Treaty Eyes "Legally Owned Weapons"

The United Nations is preparing to finalize the terms of the Arms Trade Treaty at an upcoming July conference. Their hope is that the treaty will “create a level playing field for the global arms trade, bringing to it more accountability, openness and transparency.”

Level playing field, transparency…President Obama would definitely approve.

The target of the ATT, you ask? In addition to the Second Amendment, it seems everything from small arms and light weapons to tanks, heavy artillery, helicopters and aircraft. In a report by the UN Coordinating Action on Small Arms titled, “The Impact of Poorly...