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by **tector** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:58 pm

Just got this email from GOA:

Gun Owners of America
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Huge Issue Looming Under the Surface of Presidential Politics

Dear Friend of the Second Amendment,

While most people would rate the economy and jobs as the most important issues in the 2012 Presidential campaign, another issue of overwhelming importance would be the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.

Many Americans have never heard of this treaty. But President Obama and Hillary Clinton reversed the position of President Bush and are pushing a UN treaty that could ban large classes of firearms (such as semi-automatic firearms) and license everything else.

In secretive, behind-closed-door meetings, the UN committee charged with drafting the Arms Trade Treaty language has covered lots of ground. From deciding how to force the US to reduce its military strength, to deciding if every American should give up our guns, these folks have every intention of weakening our ability to protect our nation.

If this treaty were to be ratified by the United States Senate, every American citizen's Second Amendment rights would be threatened by the United Nations. If that doesn't scare every freedom-loving American, nothing will!

This is one of the biggest reasons why Gun Owners of America believes the most important elections in 2012 after the Presidential race are in the United States Senate, where we must take the gavel away from left-wing dictator Senator Harry Reid.

There is only one Republican candidate running for President who has not committed to reversing the Obama/Clinton position on the Arms Trade Treaty -- Mitt Romney.

While every other candidate still in the running for the Republican Presidential nomination has said they would oppose this treaty, Mitt Romney has refused to state his position, refusing to answer the Gun Owners of America questionnaire on this and many other gun-related issues.

Many in the media have tried to coronate Mitt Romney as the eventual nominee, but we think the nomination is still up for grabs. This is why we want to get every Republican on record.

There is too much at stake to allow Mitt Romney a "pass" on this issue. With the field getting smaller--we need an answer from Romney.

Gun Owners of America is asking every person who reads this alert to contact the Romney campaign and ask why he is ducking our Questionnaire, especially on the question of the UN Arms Trade Treaty.

You can email the Romney headquarters at info@mittromney.com, or call 857-288-3500. Let him know what you think and tell him you would like an answer.

Time is running out. It's time to get EVERY candidate to answer the tough questions. Stop dodging, Mitt . . . start answering.

Sincerely,

Tim Macy
Vice Chairman

PS Of the four Republican candidates remaining in the race, only Mitt Romney has refused to take a stand on important issues such as opposing a UN gun control treaty. Please contact the Romney campaign at info@mittromney.com, or call 857-288-3500 and urge him to return the Gun Owners of America Presidential Questionnaire.

My question: at this point if Romney said anything, what reason would ANYONE have to believe him?

by **NonConformist** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:09 pm

he isnt even hiding it, if you are willing to look! :ham'r

by **nicolas** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:11 pm

Found this on youtube I would say he didnt duck the question at all !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsa_VJGo9Zk

Oh hang on ........ here comes the 'but'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-UQG7k1 ... re=related

by **type911** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:31 pm

Governor Mitt Romney has signed into law a permanent assault weapons ban that he says will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on these guns.
Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts, Romney said, at a bill signing ceremony on July 1 with legislators, sportsmens groups and gun safety advocates.These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people.

He is a liberal and all those from MA understand. I left MA to get away from the Libtards. He is pro nanny state.

by **Tom Fernandez** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:40 am

2/3 Senate vote is required to ratify a treaty in addition to Presidential signature.

As of September of 2011, 58 in the Senate (including 13 democrats) oppose ratification. Furthermore, Fmr. Governor Romney's foreign policy, including his advisors, do not believe in bowing to the United Nations. If you do not know these facts already, then you've only been narrowly paying attention to your candidate and not the entire field.

The sky is falling! The sky is falling. Quick! Go out and buy up wholesale ammo and mags!

by **jjk308** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:09 am

tector wrote: Mitt Romney has refused to state his position, refusing to answer the Gun Owners of America questionnaire on this and many other gun-related issues.

I would too, because I believe the GOA a complete waste. I lived in the same town as the GOA headquarters for 20 years. It was just an adjunct to a direct mailing operation in an office park, with its executive director the owner of that mail advertising company, Larry Pratt. Pratt was a one term member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1981, lost an election for the Nevada legislature in 1994, getting only 27%, and was so politically stupid he addressed neo-nazi meetings and got bounced from a co-chairmanship of Pat Buchanan's presidential campaign in 1996. And GOA has continued in that vein, expending its resources on preaching loudly to the choir and denouncing the NRA while having a negative influence on Congress, probably costing RKBA more votes than it gains from its one sole lobbyist.

Whether or not Romney would support RKBA is a matter entirely seperate from anything the GOA says. But when you investigate it, please don't depend on what Romney's said in speeches because he'll say anything that he thinks his audience wants. The only information I have beyond Romney's 2 faced statements and campaign platforms is from one poster on Gunboards from Massachusetts who said the Romney, while supporting a state assault gun ban, had made buying guns easier and cheaper. Go figure. :-k

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