The National Rifle Association (NRA) (click title to entry - thank you) will score a House panel vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt.
The NRA has longstanding issues with Holder, something it said was "no secret" in a letter the group wrote to leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announcing its decision....
The Obama Administration did not go into office intending to overthrow the government. As a result some of the Bush programs remained intact and the gun walker programs were one of them. They had been in existence from 2005. There was no reason to stop a three year program until it was proving to be dangerous. When that occurred the program was ended. Ending and ATF program is a significant result.
I am sorry the Terry Family believes there is something the government is hiding, but, there has been recognition of the dangers of this program and it was ended. Certainly, the Terry program doesn't believe their son was murdered by his own peers? Or there was intention for him to be killed in any way.
Border Agent Terry was a very brave man intending to carry out his job by entering a very dangerous territory where cartel members were known to be organized with weapons. Is there concern the Border Agents didn't know about the ATF program? That is a different question and the ATF Director needs to speak to that directly. But, he has the right not to answer those questions and the department has the right to deny access to records compromising their operational integrity. So, I don't see this is an issue with clear understanding as to what the Terry Family believes anyone is hiding. I also don't understand what they understand will result at their insistence. The program stopped. They were instrumental in that. I am confident there are families in the USA regarding operations in Afghanistan that had the backing of the Republican Congress to investigate, such as Pat Tillman, but that doesn't happen either.
I don't believe the NRA is representative of the industry and they are seeking to corrupt a Congressional vote.
The actual industry is more than happy to end the exploitation of their products causing disruption in the peace in Mexico by drug cartels. So, what is the NRA trying to achieve?
The Obama Administration did not go into office intending to overthrow the government. As a result some of the Bush programs remained intact and the gun walker programs were one of them. They had been in existence from 2005. There was no reason to stop a three year program until it was proving to be dangerous. When that occurred the program was ended. Ending and ATF program is a significant result.
I am sorry the Terry Family believes there is something the government is hiding, but, there has been recognition of the dangers of this program and it was ended. Certainly, the Terry program doesn't believe their son was murdered by his own peers? Or there was intention for him to be killed in any way.
Border Agent Terry was a very brave man intending to carry out his job by entering a very dangerous territory where cartel members were known to be organized with weapons. Is there concern the Border Agents didn't know about the ATF program? That is a different question and the ATF Director needs to speak to that directly. But, he has the right not to answer those questions and the department has the right to deny access to records compromising their operational integrity. So, I don't see this is an issue with clear understanding as to what the Terry Family believes anyone is hiding. I also don't understand what they understand will result at their insistence. The program stopped. They were instrumental in that. I am confident there are families in the USA regarding operations in Afghanistan that had the backing of the Republican Congress to investigate, such as Pat Tillman, but that doesn't happen either.
I don't believe the NRA is representative of the industry and they are seeking to corrupt a Congressional vote.
The actual industry is more than happy to end the exploitation of their products causing disruption in the peace in Mexico by drug cartels. So, what is the NRA trying to achieve?
Firearms Industry Statement on ATF Leadership Change (click here)
August 30, 2011
By Larry Keane
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) – the trade association for the firearms industry – responded to the White House nomination of U.S.Attorney the District of Minnesota B. Todd Jones to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) with the following statement:
As the ATF begins its leadership transition with the appointment of U.S.Attorney. Todd Jones to serve as the bureau’s acting director, NSSF looks forward to meeting with Mr. Jones and to continuing our industry’s cooperative relationship with ATF in helping them to curtail the illegal acquisition and misuse of firearms. Though NSSF is still reviewing Mr. Jones’ record on Second Amendment-related issues, NSSF hopes to find in him an effective leader who can move the ATF forward and be supportive of the bureau’s cooperative relationship with America’s firearms industry.
One example of this cooperative relationship is the ATF-NSSF anti-straw purchasing campaign called Don’t Lie for the Other Guy – a program that educates retailers on how to better detect and deter illegal purchases of firearms and warns the public that it is a serious crime to attempt such an illegal purchase.
