,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ege  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,/ockman introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to express ! s5se 
( ! ,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld n  
adopt any treaty t poses a ?reat to     
national sov]eignty or abridges any     
rights gu>ante$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,con/itution1 su* z ! "r to keep & be>  
arms1 & to )hold fund+ f ! ,unit$       
,nations unless ! ,presid5t c]tifies t !
 ,unit$ ,nations has n tak5 action to   
re/rict1 attempt to re/rict1 or o!rwise 
adv]sely infr+e ^u ! rights (           
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to keep & 
be> arms1 or abridge any ( ! o!r        
con/itutionally protect$ rights (       
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,second 
,am5dm5t ,protection ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 
,s5se ( ! ,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,!      
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 x is !         
con/itutional p[] ( ,congress to det]m9e

 ,unit$ ,/ates =eign policy ?r\gh !     
ratification ( int]national treaties &  
adoption ( laws2  7#b7 by prematurely   
sign+ treaties & executive agreem5ts1   
,presid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates h op5$ !   
door = int]national organizations to    
unilat]ally regulate ! lives ( citiz5s (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 ^! int]national 
agreem5ts1 laws1 & regulations are be+  
appli$ dome/ically 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
?r\gh ! ,supremacy ,clause1 :i* /ates1  
,?is ,con/itution1 & ! ,laws ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates :i* %all be made 9 ,pursuance    
!re(2 & all ,treaties made1 or :i* %all 
be made1 "u ! ,au?ority ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 %all be ! supreme ,law ( ! ,l&2 
& ! ,judges 9 e ,/ate %all be b\nd      
!reby1 any ,?+ 9 ! ,con/itution or ,laws
 ( any ,/ate to ! contr>y not)/&+2  7#d7
 ! ,supremacy ,clause is useful to      
sup]s$e conflict+ ,f$]al & ,/ate laws2  
7#e7 int]national & transnational       
organizations =ce _! rules on p ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh conv5tions1         
multilat]al agreem5ts1 & nonratifi$     

treaties1 su* z agreem5ts t affect !    
private own]%ip ( fire>ms by law-abid+  
citiz5s2 &  7#f7 ,unit$ ,/ates          
sov]eignty is risk$ by dome/ic legal    
applicability ( int]national treaties & 
executive agreem5ts t h n be5 vot$ on & 
congressionally adopt$ ?r\gh =mal       
processes :i* pose a ?reat to national  
sov]eignty & ! lib]ty ( ! p ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 includ+ fundam5tal rights       
gu>ante$ "u ! ,unit$ ,/ates             
,con/itution1 su* z ! "r to keep & be>  
arms4  7b7 ,s5se ( ! ,congress ,t x is !
 s5se ( ! ,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
%\ld n adopt any treaty t poses a ?reat 
to national sov]eignty or abridges !    
rights gu>ante$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,con/itution1 su* z ! "r to keep & be>  
arms1 & %\ld cease ! provision (        
f9ancial support to any entity t does s4
  #c4 ,conditional prohibition on ,unit$
 ,nations fund+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+  
any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 may n provide any fund+ to ! ,unit$    
,nations = a fiscal ye> unless1 be=e !  

la/ day ( ! prec$+ fiscal ye>1 !        
,presid5t makes ! c]tification describ$ 
9 subsection 7b74  7b7 ,c]tification ,! 
c]tification describ$ 9 ?is subsection  
is a c]tification submitt$ to !         
,congress by ! ,presid5t1 t /ates t !   
,unit$ ,nations has n tak5 action to    
re/rict1 attempt to re/rict1 or o!rwise 
adv]sely infr+e on ! rights (           
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to possess
 a fire>m or ammunition1 includ+ by     
impos+ burd5s on int]national comm]ce1  
or abridge any ( ! o!r con/itutionally  
protect$ rights ( citiz5s ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates4