The Obama administration is threatening to veto the House Appropriations bill, HR 5326 by Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY) because, among other things, it would roadblock a multiple long gun sales reporting requirement in four southwest states for the embattled Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
This new angle should get the attention of Northwest gun owners who faithfully follow the Fast and Furious scandal at WaGuns, Seattle Guns, Northwest Firearms, Shooters Northwest and GunRights Media forums.
A message from the Obama administration on the proposed legislation says this:
The Administration strongly opposes problematic policy and language riders that have no place in funding legislation, including, but not limited to, the following provisions in this bill…
Prohibition on Multiple Sales of Rifles Reporting Requirement. Preventing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from requiring licensed firearms dealers in four border States to report information on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person would hamper efforts to address the problem of illegal gun trafficking along the Southwest Border and in Mexico.
ATF used ramped-up gun recoveries in Mexico that can at least be party attributed to Operation Fast and Furious to justify the reporting requirement. A lawsuit to stop the requirement failed, but – as this appropriations measure suggests – there is more than one strategy toward skinning the proverbial cat.
http://www.examiner.com/article/obama-admin-furious-over-proposed-atf-restriction-threatens-veto
