Kansas Liberty: Obama says he will make passage of an anti-gun treaty a priority
President Barack Obama, during opening remarks at the recent Summit of the Americas, said he was making passage of the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and Other Related Materials a priority during his administration.
The Organization of American States treaty was signed by former President Bill Clinton in 1997 but never submitted to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
“He knew he didn’t have the votes, but we’re concerned that with the different composition of the Senate that the likelihood of it being passed is higher,” Erich Pratt, communications director of Gun Owners of America, told Kansas Liberty. “I’m not saying they have the votes yet necessarily, but it’s definitely closer.”
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Tags: Ammunition, anti-gun treaty, Erich Pratt, Explosives and Other Related Materials, gun owners of america, Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Organization of American States
