Dave Weber,
Strongly believe this topic should be left in the misfires section. See too much politicking through misleading assertions about what such a treaty would or could do, and I do not see such partisan politicking as relevant to what seems the focus of this Board.
Some of the sources Tim Carney provides as proof that the U.N. Small Arms Treaty presents no threat to gun owners are inherently anti-gun and are therefore suspect in their motives for trying to quell our concern.
What is known and proven fact is that Obama has a 100% anti-gun voting record as a legislator, and his political appointments for Cabinet positions, Supreme Court nominees, ATF Director, etc., share his anti-gun sentiment.
It is vitally important that we as gun owners realize this and remain vigilant. Considering what we face, better that we may sometimes be too concerned than too unconcerned. I do agree with the Wikipedia quote's assertion that a strong NRA is a strong deterrrant to these efforts to undermine the Second Amendment. This election year is possibly the best time in history to join the team (NRA), and turn back the threat. Too many gun owners do not see Obama as a significant threat since he has acted mostly under the radar in his first term. But if you look at his record, his appointments, and his actions, I don't know how anyone with half a brain could conclude that he is not a threat to the Second Amendment.
I have said it before, and I'll say it again... If Mr. Carney or anyone else does not wish to see this type of topic, they don't have to click on it. Protection of our gun rights is far too important to be relegated to the seldom viewed Misfires section. Dave Weber has obviously been in agreement, and we have been doing a pretty good job of keeping the political stuff to a minimum in this forum. I hope Dave continues to allow topics such as this to remain on the front page, and lets us know if we ever need to throttle back before simply pulling the plug on these topics here. The title of the thread was in no way misleading. If this does not interest you... don't look at it. No one is forcing anyone to click on this, and these topics do not come close to dominating the forum.
As an aside, since the last such controversy in the Starbucks thread, there have been quite a few off-topic topics here. No-one, including Mr. Carney had any problems with that. If the pure Doublegun focus of this board is so important, where was the concern then?
