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Obama Pushes Anti-Gun Treaty (video)
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President Obama supports an international treaty creating sweeping gun control efforts.For the full text of this treaty, go here:http://www.oas.org/juridico/...

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Pat Dollard | Young Americans:  Obama Pushes Anti-Gun Treaty

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Obama Pushes Anti-Gun Treaty
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — President Obama supports an international treaty creating sweeping gun control efforts. . Commie Rahm Emanuel to Disarm America:”#1 Issue”, Gun Owners are Terrorists .

Gun Owners Up In Arms
Classical Values — Gun Owners Up In Arms Evidently Mr. Obama can't get gun regulation/confiscation through the Congress in the normal manner so he is trying an end run by getting the Senate to pass a treaty. You can read more about it at this Department of State ...

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