U.N. Bypasses ATF, Asks Manufacturers For Trace Data

[Kevlar]

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) – the trade association for the firearms industry – has learned that the United Nations has filed its first firearms trace request. The move by the United Nations, which has long advocated for civilian disarmament, raised concerns from the NSSF.

"Firearms trace data is a law enforcement tool to help aid in specific criminal investigations," said NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane. "Our concerns with this trace request stem from UN-efforts to impose arms trade control treaties that would lead to a ban on the civilian possession and ownership of firearms, possibly even in the United States despite Second Amendment protections and the recent Supreme Court decision (Heller v. District of Columbia) reaffirming that Americans have an individual right to keep and bear arms."

Tracing a firearm is the process by which law enforcement tracks the chain of custody of a firearm through the licensed distribution system to the original (first) retail purchaser. In this particular case, the manufacturer declined to provide the information to the United Nations and instead advised UN officials to make its request through proper international law enforcement channels. This would ensure that ATF, the appropriate law enforcement entity responsible for handling such requests, would be aware of the world body's actions.

http://www.nssf.org/newsroom/releases/show.cfm?PR=033010.cfm&path=2010.

 

[GSG]

Great

 

[MACGYVR]

The UN needs to have their ass kicked out of the US and the US needs to cancel their membership. We dont need them and they are in effective in anything they do.

The UN is nothing more than a one world wannabe govt that gives power to terrorists.

+1 to the company that said go away.

 

[drgrant]

I hope the US manufacturers tell the UN to eat s*** and die.

-Mike

 

[JayD]

All the power to whatever company told them to take a hike. Glad at least one company cares enough

 

[Zappa]

Is this the same UN that proudly displays this monstrosity outside it headquarters in NYC:

Screw them.
I say make them pay all their overdue parking tickets and then kick them out of the US for good.

 

[JuergenG]

Screw them.
I say make them pay all their overdue parking tickets and then kick them out of the [STRIKE]US[/STRIKE] civilized world for good.

Corrected it for you

 

[GSG]

Do we know which company told them to f*** off?

 

[Kevlar]

It was H&K

Here's the request...

http://nssf.org/share/PDF/UN-030510.pdf

 

[sportycliff]

It was H&K

Here's the request...

http://nssf.org/share/PDF/UN-030510.pdf

It reads like one of those Nigerian scam letters. Not that there's much difference!

 

[HooVooLoo]

With stories like this I wish "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" movie was real. Just disintegrate the place. Get them the fug outta' here.

 

[FreeWillie]

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[theGringo]

I don't know about you, but when I receive a letter from the Security Council Committee established pusuant to resolution 1572 (2004) Concerning Cote D'Ivoire, I'm likely to stand up and take notice.

 

[dagwag77]

Is HK's reply to them public? I'd love to read it...

 

[cekim]

I don't know about you, but when I receive a letter from the Security Council Committee established pusuant to resolution 1572 (2004) Concerning Cote D'Ivoire, I'm likely to stand up and take notice.

I'd just send back a one word response:

"Nuts!"

 

[GSG]

It was H&K

Thanks for the link. I don't like H&K, but heck, I just might buy one of their pistols to show my support.

I don't know if anyone else caught this, but they're requesting the trace because the gun was photographed in the hands of a rebel. They have no proof of anything really, a picture could mean anything. No wonder they didn't try going through regular channels.

I don't know about you, but when I receive a letter from the Security Council Committee established pusuant to resolution 1572 (2004) Concerning Cote D'Ivoire, I'm likely to stand up and take notice.

Looks like their fax number wasn't edited out. I wonder if the local Kinko's will let me photocopy my bare behind and fax it over to them with a cover sheet saying something like "H&K trace data" or "Cracked the rebel gun case."

We could make a group effort, kind of like H2259 letters...

 

[william_munny]

It was H&K

Here's the request...

http://nssf.org/share/PDF/UN-030510.pdf

HK to the UN: "Because you suck. And we hate you."