Fast and Furious meltdown, and the attempts to prevent it

Pacific Northwest gun rights activists are watching with a mix of disgust and amazement as the Justice Department’s apparent cover-up of the Operation Fast and Furious appears to be headed into meltdown, despite efforts by Congressional Democrats and sympathetic newspapers to distract public attention and downplay the scope of the scandal.

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Article by Dave Workman

SAF, NRA slam U.N. arms treaty as Dems push new gun control scheme

Two national gun rights organizations, including the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation, drew lines in the sand Thursday against a proposed United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, while anti-gun Congressional Democrats push a new gun control measure…

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Article by Dave Workman

Mr. Chairman, thank you for this brief opportunity to address the committee. I am Wayne LaPierre and for 20 years now, I have served as Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association of America.

‘Fast and Furious’ hardly a ‘renegade operation,’ sources say

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ botched Operation Fast and Furious was not a “renegade operation” but a coordinated effort “from the top down,” say congressional sources and ATF insiders.

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Article by Dave Workman

Federal trial in New Orleans underscores SAF/NRA post-Katrina lawsuit

A federal criminal trial going on this week in New Orleans may eventually reinforce the Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation’s justification for filing a lawsuit against the city in the days following Hurricane Katrina to stop the illegal police confiscation of privately-owned firearms.

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Article by Dave Workman

New Fast & Furious allegation about witness access to documents

A new allegation about possible tainting of potential witness testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has surfaced in a letter sent yesterday by Congressman Darrell Issa and Senator Charles Grassley to Attorney General Eric Holder.

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DoJ announces gun reporting requirements; Issa, Grassley respond

Late Monday, the Department of Justice announced that it will begin requiring gun dealers in four Southwest Border states to report multiple sales of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines.

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Article by Dave Workman

Bellevue v. UN as int’l gun control battle intensifies

The fight over international gun control is unfolding anew today at the United Nations building in New York, as the stage is being set for next year’s “final negotiations” on a proposed treaty that critics say is a threat to the Second Amendment.

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Article by Dave Workman

Stink rises over gun rights restoration for ex-Pierce sheriff

A political and social stink is rising over Pierce County today with the weekend disclosure that former Sheriff Mark French successfully petitioned the Superior Court for restoration of his gun rights seven years after pleading guilty to possession of child porn.

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Article by Dave Workman