S.1488
Title: A bill to withhold funding from the United Nations if the United Nations abridges the rights provided by the Second Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Vitter, David [LA] (introduced 7/26/2005)      Cosponsors (14)
Related Bills: H.R.3436
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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COSPONSORS(14), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)
Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] - 9/27/2005 Sen Bunning, Jim [KY] - 7/26/2005
Sen Burns, Conrad R. [MT] - 7/26/2005 Sen Chambliss, Saxby [GA] - 9/8/2005
Sen Coburn, Tom [OK] - 7/26/2005 Sen Craig, Larry E. [ID] - 9/6/2005
Sen Crapo, Mike [ID] - 7/26/2005 Sen Ensign, John [NV] - 7/26/2005
Sen Enzi, Michael B. [WY] - 9/6/2005 Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT] - 7/29/2005
Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK] - 7/26/2005 Sen Lott, Trent [MS] - 7/26/2005
Sen Thomas, Craig [WY] - 7/29/2005 Sen Thune, John [SD] - 7/26/2005

Second Amendment Protection Act of 2005 (Introduced in Senate)

S 1488 IS


109th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1488
To withhold funding from the United Nations if the United Nations abridges the rights provided by the Second Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes.


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 26, 2005
Mr. VITTER (for himself, Mr. COBURN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. THUNE, Mr. LOTT, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BURNS, and Mr. ENSIGN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations


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A BILL
To withhold funding from the United Nations if the United Nations abridges the rights provided by the Second Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Second Amendment Protection Act of 2005'.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:

(1) The United States is steadfast in its commitment to the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which provides that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

(2) The United Nations Program of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects calls for actions that could abridge the Second Amendment rights of individuals in the United States, including through the establishment of--

(A) a comprehensive program for worldwide gun control;

(B) an international tracking certificate which would be used to ensure United Nations monitoring control over the export, import, transit, stocking, and storage of legal small arms and light weapons;

(C) worldwide record keeping, for an indefinite amount of time, on the manufacture, holding, and transfer of small arms and light weapons; and

(D) national registries and tracking lists of all legal firearms.

(3) The United Nations has encouraged member states of the United Nations to integrate measures to control ammunition with regard to small arms, contrary to the rights guaranteed to citizens of the United States under the Second Amendment, and some member states have expressed a desire to tax international arms sales and for a total ban on certain types of firearms.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should not provide financial support to international entities that abridge the constitutionally protected rights of law-abiding citizens of the United States to keep and bear arms.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON UNITED NATIONS FUNDING.

(a) In General- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States may not provide any funding to the United Nations for a fiscal year unless, prior to the last day of the preceding fiscal year, the President makes the certification described in this subsection (b).

(b) Certification- The certification referred to in subsection (a) is a certification submitted to Congress by the President that states that the United Nations has not taken action to restrict, attempt to restrict, or otherwise adversely infringe upon the rights of individuals in the United States to possess a firearm or ammunition, including the imposition of a tax that will interfere with the right to own a firearm or ammunition.

Doesnt look like ANYONE in my state is. Im not suprised about Bill Nelson(D) for dummy but it would be nice to see Mel Martinez though

Senator Vitter is a good man.

I flew around with him for 6 hours in NO.

I wish I knew he started this I would have thanked him and asked  what help he needed from me.

Then again we were pretty busy.

Where oh were is John McCain(r/D) at on this?

Jack ASS!

Nope

Proud of both of mine!  Wyoming is damn fine place to live.

Well hit the phones.

I am going to.

Quoted: Doesnt look like ANYONE in my state is. Im not suprised about Bill Nelson(D) for dummy but it would be nice to see Mel Martinez though

Bill Nelson is rated farther left than Hillary now. Of course, I think thats because Hillary is moving right to look more moderate for her election run but true none the less.
We need to elect Katherine Harris to the senate.

I think I'll skip calling Obama and Dick Durbin.

If the UN ever gets the balls to try to grab our guns, I'd be glad to let them come and try.

MOLON LABE.

I'm sure my two senators will step right up.

schumer and klinton.