We have received a number of emails and calls regarding {the United States ceding sovereignty through the signing of an international treaty}, and/or {the statement released by the U.S. State Department indicating that the U.S. would back launching talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales}.The NRA has been engaged at the United Nations and elsewhere internationally in response to anti-small arms initiatives for over 14 years. In most cases, agendas for the elimination of private ownership of firearms are disguised as calls for international arms control to stem the flow of illicit military weapons. These instruments are generally promoted by a small group of nations and a large number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working in conjunction with departmental bureaucracies in multi-national institutions such as the UN and European Union.
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