Domestic Disarmament

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
Article audio sponsored by The John Birch Society

AT A GLANCE

• The UN’s Arms Trade Treaty could lead to global gun control and threaten U.S. sovereignty.

• The WHO pushes gun control by labeling gun ownership a public health crisis.

• Global elites seek to disarm Americans to weaken national sovereignty and expand centralized power.

• Gun rights are a safeguard against tyranny and must be defended from global interference.

For decades, American gun owners and constitutionalists have watched with growing concern as international organizations, foreign leaders, and well-funded globalist networks intensify their efforts to impose stricter gun control. While these campaigns are often couched in the rhetoric of peace and public safety, they frequently mask a more insidious goal: undermining the Second Amendment and disarming the American populace.

At the forefront of these efforts is the United Nations, whose initiatives — often presented as peacekeeping measures — pose a significant threat to the right to keep and bear arms. Chief among these initiatives is the UN’s Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a global agreement purportedly designed to regulate international arms transfers. A closer inspection, however, reveals that the ATT and similar efforts are steps toward global gun control that could override American sovereignty.

The Arms Trade Treaty: A Trojan Horse

The Arms Trade Treaty, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2013, is presented as a measure to combat the illicit trade in conventional weapons, including small arms. On the surface, this may seem like a reasonable goal. Who wouldn’t want to keep guns out of the hands of warlords and criminals? Yet, the devil, as always, is in the details.


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