Since treaty law is not even close to being my expertise, I'll lean on the knowledge of this forum.
What are the anticipated mechanics and probable rulings if either CIFTA <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIFTA> or the U.N. Arms Treaty <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_Trade_Treaty> were ratified? Some folks (including members of Obama's camp) claim that treaty law has a disabling affect on legislation, and some are as bold as to suggest it can legally create regulatory control of enumerated rights (I fail to find any worthy support for that last one). My reading of CIFTA leads me to believe that it would vest the Executive with a broad range of gun control obligations. In the absence of judicial rulings otherwise, executive decisions on how to implement the treaty would stand. If ratified (unlikely, but possible) it seems this would create a never-ending series of legal challenges . enough to keep Alan Gura gainfully employed well into his dotage. Guy Smith Shooting <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0983240701/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=fre thimed-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=0983240701> The Bull and Gun Facts <http://www.gunfacts.info/>
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