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Trump announces he's 'taking our signature back' from the UN Arms Trade Treaty

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President Trump on Friday announced that he was pulling U.S. support for a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, saying the country wasn’t going to cede sovereignty to anyone.
“I am officially announcing today that the United States will be revoking the effect of America’s signature from this misguided treatment,” Mr. Trump told gun rights activists gathered for the NRA’s annual meetings. “We’re taking our signature back.”
“My administration will never ratify the UN Arms Trade Treaty,” he said. “I hope you’re happy.”
The treaty is intended in part to prohibit arms transfers from going to countries with questionable human rights records, but gun rights advocates have been wary that it could ultimately lead to a gun registry in the U.S.

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