Legislative
Obama Executive Orders Impose New Gun Rules
A few days ago, the Blaze reported on the low-key plans of the Obama administration to increase the penalties for certain gun law violations, and add steps to the background checks for legal gun ownership. Today the administration’s plans are beginning to come into effect. Through an Executive Order, the Obama administration is implementing new…
Read MoreWhite House Plans to Release New Gun Safety Measures ‘in the Near Future’
Six months after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot, the White House is preparing to propose some new steps on gun safety, though they’re likely to fall short of the bold measures activists would like to see. Spokesman Jay Carney said that the new steps would be made public “in the near future.†He didn’t offer…
Read MoreProject Gunwalker
If you’ve not heard of Project Gunwalker, then it is imperative that you read the article linked below. This isn’t really making rounds in the news and should be. Even if you have heard the term before, do give the article a read as it breaks things down very nicely. A brief extract from author…
Read MoreJustice Department Obstructing ‘Fast and Furious’ Gun Probe, ATF Director Says
The Justice Department is obstructing the congressional investigation of a U.S. law enforcement operation intended to crack down on major weapons traffickers on the Southwest border, according to the embattled leader of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Ken Melson, the acting director of the ATF, lobbed the accusation when he sneaked in…
Read MoreMexican Official Wants ATF Workers to Face Charges in Mexico for ‘Project Gunrunner’
The fallout from the ATF’s “Operation Fast and Furious†(or “project gunrunner) — the failed plan to allow guns to “walk†into Mexico — continues unabated. We have reported to you on all elements of the scandal so far, including this whisteblower firing fiasco, but now the Mexican authorities are getting in on the act.…
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