Congress Should Stop Implementation of the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
Congress should ensure that the U.S. does not implement the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty.
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Congress should ensure that the U.S. does not implement the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty.
On October 31, 2008, the U.N. General Assembly voted 145 to 2 with 18 abstentions for a resolution entitled "Towards an arms trade treaty: establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms." The two nations voting against the resolution were the United States and Zimbabwe. The October resolution envisions a "legally binding treaty" that creates "common international standards" for "the import, export and transfer of conventional arms," including small arms and light weapons.
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