U.N. Will Re-Attempt Arms Trade Treaty Blocked By NRA Conspiracy Theories

From ThinkProgress Tue Dec 25 2012, 15:48:56

The United Nations voted late Christmas Eve to once again take up a global arms trade treaty in March. The treaty would regulate global weapons exports and have no effect on domestic gun laws. Still, the US failed to ratify it in July, mainly due to conspiracy theories advanced by conservatives, former presidential candidate Mitt [...]

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