it was just talk. this is how they operate, they appeal to paranoia to promote their agenda. which is protecting the gun manufacturing business. so whenever anything comes up that is remotely in the frame of regulating weapons, they have this kind of scorched earth approach that has no basis in reality. as you know, the, treaty is focused on keeping conventional weapons from being trafficked to jen -- warlord, criminals, you would think the political right would be all for that. but you know the right-wing elements in congress are standing against it. they're aligned with the nra on this one. if it's because they are behind this agenda which really has the no basis in reality. >> this is an attempt on their part to preserve trafficking in weapons that can and will at some point be aimed at american