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A sane person's guide to 'Fast and Furious'

One Republican congressman has suggested that Attorney General Eric Holder ought to be arrested and face criminal charges of being an accessory to murder , and that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and even President Obama might be implicated.

Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association calls it “the biggest cover-up since Watergate” and describes Operation Fast and Furious as “just one part of Barack Obama’s agenda to attack gun owners and our Second Amendment rights.” Conservative bloggers are even arguing that the “Fast and Furious” case constitutes grounds for impeachment, with claims that it’s “the Reichstag fire of the Second Amendment.”

An excitable little bunch, aren’t they?

For those not deeply entrenched in far-right conspiracy theories, let’s begin with the basics. “Fast and Furious” was an undercover operation launched out of Phoenix in 2009 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The investigation attempted to trace 1,500 to 2,000 firearms as they were purchased here in the United States by agents of Mexican drug cartels and then smuggled across the border. The ATF’s aim was to use that information to prosecute, disarm and break the cartels.

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

2011 United States Traveler's Guide To The Gun Laws of the 50

by haidi

Many RVers carry a gun in their RVs. Most of them, we believe, are aware of the gun laws in their home state but not those of other states where carrying a gun may be a felony. Many horror stories exist in which an unwary, nonresident traveler is arrested on a firearms felony for a violation that wouldn’t be a crime at home. A routine traffic stop can suddenly degenerate into a nightmare with the unsuspecting traveler hauled off to jail.

One story typifies such a nightmare. A businessman from North Carolina was traveling on the New Jersey turnpike when he was stopped for speeding. During the routine questioning, the trooper asked the North Carolina man if he had a firearm. Having a concealed carry permit in North Carolina, he told the trooper that he had a pistol which he was licensed to carry. Before he could utter another word, the trooper had drawn his sidearm and ordered the man out of his car with his hands up. The stunned businessman, who had never even had a parking ticket, obeyed. The man was charged with a felony and spent three days in jail. He was eventually placed on a diversion program while the felony charge was pled down to a misdemeanor. But if he had not had such an exemplary prior record, he may have faced the original felony and prison time....

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The case for stricter gun laws | Arkansas Blog

by Max Brantley

The Clinton School has hosted Wayne LaPierre of the NRA , now it offers an opportunity to hear the other side — the case for stricter gun laws in the U.S.

Dennis Henigan , acting president of the Brady Campaign and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, will speak at noon Friday at the Clinton School. Bring a lunch and drinks will be provided. He founded the Brady Center's legal project to use the courts in stemming gun violence.

Concealed weapons not allowed on campus.

Source: The case for stricter gun laws | Arkansas Blog

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A sane person's guide to 'Fast and Furious'

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