UN Wants Gun Manufacturers to Fund Victims Compensation

[jpak]

http://www.dallasblog.com/201108051008310/dallas-blog/un-wants-gun-manufacturers-to-fund-victims-compensation.html

The United Nations is pushing for a treaty that gives victims of firearms violence the global human right to sue not the shooter, but the gun manufacturer. The UN treaty is calling for all firearms to be registered to a UN agency called the ‘Implementation Support Unit (ISU).” If an American gun is used by UN human rights violator, such as the government of Israel as declared by the UN Durban Convention, then the UN can trace the registry of the gun through the ISU.

According to Fox News, “under the latest (UN) draft of the treaty, every country would be required to submit a report to the ISU outlining ‘all activities undertaken in order to accomplish the implementation of this treaty, including domestic laws, regulations and administrative measures.”

The Treaty requires all nations to establish their own bureaucracies to trace any guns that have been exported. It states, “parties shall take all necessary measures to control brokering activities taking place within its territories ... to prevent the diversion of exported arms to the illicit unintended user.”

As reported by Fox News, “the vague wording leaves room for interpretation and a U.N. representative for a major U.S. gun manufacturer who spoke to FoxNews.com on the condition of anonymity told FoxNews.com that he believed it left room for the ISU to declare the registration of all American-made guns to prevent illegal exportation.”

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[brewens]

1. Glad you backed this up with FOX "News". Otherwise I'd doubt

it's authenticity! LOL

[Hoopla Phil]

2. It's just FOX/GOP lies and propaganda.

Do I need the sarcasm thingy?

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

3. Absurd... should EVERY manufacturer of products that can used in crimal action be open to lawsuit?

Cars
Computers
Knives
Firearms
...

I don't see the logical path of holding third parties culpable for actions of others whom can't be controlled/predicted.

[Common Sense Party]

4. And we can sue alcohol distributors for drunk driving damages.

And we can sue the GOP for lost economic growth...hey, wait a minute. That's not a bad idea.

[Remmah2]

5. Under that same line of thinking.

Alcohol bottlers should be funding planned parenthood.

[Hangingon]

6. If this came fro Tom Pauken's blog it must be true.

Curious as to how you stumbled across this conservative blog.

[DonP]

7. That is just hysterically funny!

I've never heard anything so incredibly stupid and less likely to ever pass the Senate or the House.

In short, fat fucking chance.

[Blown330]

8. Fortunately, we already have the proper laws in place.

15 U.S.C. §§ 7901-7903 pretty much means the UN can pound sand on this one.

[virginia mountainman]

9. I wonder, if the UN, Brady/VPC/MMM and Bloomberg, will pay to help the victims THEY disarmed??

Just asking..

[krispos42]

13. *snort*

Good one.






;-)

[ileus]

10. ID10TS....

[DissedByBush]

11. Can the author be any more blatantly anti-Israel?

"If an American gun is used by UN human rights violator, such as the government of Israel as declared by the UN Durban Convention"

The UN is quite anti-Israel, despite having created Israel, so maybe this aspect is a reason for them pushing this.

[krispos42]

12. Oh goodie.

Now I can sue Volvo for making the car that hit me last year.


And Oldsmobile for the 1994 incident. And Nissan for... when was that? 1998? I'm rich!

[rl6214]

14. Screw the UN

Just a bunch of blue helmet wearing pansies.

Nice job quoting Fox news :eyes: