Me thinks someone had a brain frrrrrt.
"Arms control is a term for restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction. Arms control is typically exercised through the use of diplomacy which seeks to impose such limitations upon consenting participants through international treaties and agreements, although it may also comprise efforts by a nation or group of nations to enforce limitations upon a non-consenting country.

On a national or community level, arms control can amount to programs to control the access of private citizens to weapons. This is often referred to as gun politics, as firearms are the primary focus of such efforts in most places.

An international treaty, me thinks if the US entered into it, would be another justification for the gun control flocks. A "we have to do this to be part of the world cumminity intent"

Me thinks the UN action is aimed at stopping distribution of weapons BETWEEN countries, not WITHIN countries. Me thinks someone is intentionally confusing the two seperate issues.

Of course Iran, North Korea, and Syria are against world wide bans on weapons importation. They want more to be a bigger threat. The US would not want part of such a thing because we want to be able to arm our allies.

I proposed we ban the sale of thermo-nuclear hunting rifles. John Kerry, can ya get behind that one?