MANASQUAN, N.J.— “There is a widespread misunderstanding on the part
of American gun-owners, evidenced in gun blogs and in commentaries on
articles dealing with the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT),” researchers Paul
Gallant, Sherry Gallant, Alan Chwick and Joanne D. Eisen report in an
AmmoLand paper filed yesterday.
“The crux of this misunderstanding,” they write, “is that, since there
are checks and balances in our Constitution, and since the
Constitution clearly states that ratification of a treaty can only
occur ‘provided two thirds of the Senators present concur,’ this is
almost impossible to come about.”
Not necessarily, the researchers argue, citing “carefully documented
proof that ratification of an international treaty can occur —and can
be made binding to U.S. citizens—
without any Senate action at all!”
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