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...PLCAA shields gun manufacturers and sellers from lawsuits even when they are selling hundreds of weapons to middle-men who turn around and sell those guns with no background checks.“Other industries across our country don’t enjoy this protection under the law -- from pharmaceutical firms to automotive manufacturers or even cigarette companies -- and it'… Continue Reading
...nd will begin to gather co-sponsors this week."We are better than a nation where businesses have a duty to act reasonably if they sell bb guns or beer, but the gun sellers who irresponsibly profit off criminals are above the law that applies to everyone else,” said Dan Gross, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. “Most gun sellers are responsible business peo… Continue Reading
...he school had all been shot at close range with the rifle. Previously, Lanza was said to have used Glock and Sig-Sauer handguns. He is also reported to have stolen the guns from his mother before shooting her to death and then beginning his killings at the school. "Before the horrific shooting in Newtown, I was involved in conversations about … Continue Reading
...timate purpose. Third, we must also examine legislation to close the gun show loopholes and crack down on straw purchasing, both of which help divert guns out of legal channels and into black markets where they are easily obtained by criminals and the mentally ill."I realize, of course, these steps will not stop all mass killings, or even all mass shootings. As the Governor of Colorado pointed out, if… Continue Reading
...ey general and is a man of integrity.“I like most Americans would like to know about the facts of Fast and Furious, about the problem of guns crossing our border, the horrendous violence south of our border, but what we do today will shed no light on that. What we do today will not improve the situation in terms of gun violence that's claimed the lives of tens of thousands of -- tens … Continue Reading
...order. In an operation named after a blockbuster movie, “Fast and Furious,” federal law enforcement used the scandalous tactic of letting guns “walk” in hopes of tracking them to cartels. Unfortunately, federal officials failed to follow the guns across the border. We have learned that the Bush administration tried the same tactic in an operation called Wide Receiver — wi… Continue Reading
...ng>said Schiff. “Current federal law, however, does not give prosecutors sufficient leverage against straw purchasers who are providing guns to drug cartels and gangs. Drug and gun violence has reached a dangerous level along the border and in Mexico. We know that the guns that drug cartels use to kill civilians and law enforcement officers are largely purchased in the United States. Yet… Continue Reading
...e them to cooperate, then you can roll them up and go for those higher in the smuggling chain," he said in an interview. "Many thousands of guns migrate across the border and a huge percentage are used by drug traffickers. We have a mutually destructive trade with Mexico on the border; we send our guns there and they send their drugs here. It’s an epidemic of violence."Robe… Continue Reading
...Eric Holder:“What began as a legitimate investigation into the tragically flawed strategy begun under the last Administration of walking guns, has now degenerated into a pointless rehashing of the same ground already covered, the same questions already asked, and the same politically motivated attacks already made on the Attorney General,” said Schiff. “The one sound decision … Continue Reading
...arms’ (ATF) engaged in a surveillance program code-named “Operation Fast and Furious,” in which ATF agents were instructed to allow guns purchased by known criminals to be illegally trafficked across the border to Mexico in an effort to connect those guns to drug cartels. The operation resulted in hundreds of guns being transferred to cartels, which were later found at crime scenes a… Continue Reading