> > List members may recall that back in March our esteemed moderator
> > commented on the inaccuracy of their original article and instantly
> > they pulled it and began reviewing the matter. Let us hope the State
> > Department will adopt the OLC position as their own. (Is there any
> > obligation for them to do so?)
>
> Rumor also has it that John Bolton, currently Undersecretary
> of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs,
> may be moving up the State Fept food chain (to #2 at State).
> Bolton has a clear record in opposition to UN gun control
> schemes, and was also a Justice Department functionary under
> Ronald Reagan.
Which brings up an interesting policy question.
1) DOJ now lists RKBA/2A as an individual right
2) Bill of Rights lists reserved/inalienable (modern usage, "human")
rights
3) UN is itemizing and promoting their own list of human rights
Does policy then mandate that the United States seek to have a RKBA
clause added to the UN International Bill of Human Rights?
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/intlinst.htm
"Mandate" might be too strong of a term, and I'm too cynical to actually
believe in the "consistency of policy" when politics are involved. But
given the unique constitutional origin of the US in general, and the 2nd
Amendment in particular in regards to inalienable/human rights, it seems
as if this would be a pressing matter.
Anyone in the forum a member of an NGO at the U.N.?
-----------------
Guy Smith
Author, Gun Facts
www.GunFacts.info
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