Obama puts gun rights in crosshairs

Obama puts gun rights in crosshairs: The day after President Obama was re-elected, his administration acted to jump start a United Nations treaty that critics say takes direct aim at Second Amendment freedoms here in the U.S.

Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Kelly is pushing House legislation to demand Obama reject any efforts at the United Nations or anywhere else to infringe on Americans’ constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The House doesn’t have any real jurisdiction on the issue as the Senate gives the final word on treaties, but Kelly said raising public awareness is critical.

“Our ability to keep and bear arms is constantly under attack,” he said. “Our Second Amendment is constantly under attack by an administration that uses this wordsmithing and this constant massaging and spinning.”

Kelly is referring to what he sees as a regular Obama administration habit of insisting legislation and regulations are not going to do what critics fear, but an actual reading of administration policy shows the exact opposite.

See original work for more on this and other stories.