JUDGE BACKS ATF REQUEST…NRA NOT HAPPY!
Well, well, well…chalk one up for the anti-gun nuts of any kind…let alone the O-Administration Team.
Here’s the story:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) A U.S. judge on Friday, in a victory for the Obama administration, upheld new federal rules requiring gun dealers in four states bordering Mexico to report the sales of multiple semi-automatic rifles, despite a challenge by the gun industry .
The administration issued the reporting requirements last year despite opposition from the gun industry as part of a stepped-up effort to clamp down on the weapons flowing across the border to violent drug cartels in Mexico.
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ordered more than 8,000 gun dealers in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California to report the sale within five business days of two or more semiautomatic rifles to the same person.
That includes rifles with a caliber greater than .22 and with the ability to accept a detachable magazine.
Mexican officials have complained bitterly about guns coming illegally from the United States. Tens of thousands of Mexicans have been killed in the drug wars since 2006 when Mexico’s government decided to take on the cartels.
Judge Rosemary Collyer, appointed to the bench by Republican President George W. Bush, found that the ATF’s requirement was sufficiently narrowly tailored and that it was rational by focusing on the states that border Mexico.
“Congress has effected a delicate balance between ATF’s regulation of firearms and the right to privacy held by lawful firearms owners,” Collyer wrote in a 21-page ruling. The ATF’s reporting requirement “did not disturb that balance.”
Gun dealers backed by the National Rifle Association, a powerful lobbying organization, and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, challenged the requirements, arguing they would effectively require national registration of firearms sales, which they said the ATF was not authorized to do.
The gun industry has also said the rules will have no impact on the cartels but rather burden law-abiding retailers and that the reporting requirement was overly burdensome.
“If President (Barack) Obama gets a second term, I think law-abiding gun owners are going to see a lot more of it,” Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the NRA, told Reuters.
“These drug cartels . rape, they rob, they murder they throw people into lions’ pits, they’re not going to be deterred by a form. That must be some form,” he said. The groups plan to appeal the ruling.
One gun shop manager in Douglas, Arizona, a city a mile from the Mexico border, said it would not make much difference to him because he had already become very selective about such sales.
“I’m very selective of who I will sell even one paramilitary-type rifle to anymore, because of the hassle,” said Lynn Kartchner. “If it ends up in Mexico, I have to go and testify.”
Some 36,000 reports of multiple handgun sales were made from the four border states in fiscal 2010, according to the ATF.
The decision came as the ATF has been under scrutiny in recent months after a sting operation to track guns being smuggled to Mexican cartels went awry. The weapons were not tracked beyond the initial purchase.
The ATF welcomed the court decision, saying in a statement that it was “an effort to increase ATF’s ability to detect and disrupt the illegal firearms trafficking networks responsible for diverting firearms from lawful commerce into the hands of criminal gangs that threaten law abiding citizens.”
A Spokesman for the NRA added this:
“We disagree with the Judge and an appeal will be forthcoming,” said NRA spokesman Andrew Arulanandam when asked about the ruling. “This is more proof that the Obama administration is intent on blaming gun owners and the Second Amendment for a problem that is rooted in Mexico.”
You can read the Judge’s decision here.
We all know this ain’t over by a long shot…nor should it be!
So friends, add your Two-Cents… as I always say…Fire Away!
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This is the same ATF that, with the Atty General and the POTUS (teleprompter included) that forced sales of guns to criminals knowing that they would be heading across the border? And then did nothing? This has nothing to do with mexican criminal actions and everything to do with tracking Americans.
Bill
January 14, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Exactly…Nail on Head!
No way is Issa done with these bastids yet either..plus we know this decision by the Judge-ette is going to be appealed…and my bet is she will lose this too!
bigtimer
January 14, 2012 at 6:35 pm
That’s the problem,….activist, leftwing black robed tyrants who continually rule against the will of the people.
Newtie is exactly right when he exposes those dictator judges for what they are,…our country is being RULED by judicial fiat and the bastards need to be reined in!
tazzmax
January 14, 2012 at 7:31 pm
tazz…yep.
This is where I agree with Newt and others as well, he’s not alone with that opinion.
bigtimer
January 14, 2012 at 7:58 pm
I’am so angry right now, blood is coming from my eyes. I’m going to have to have a season of prayer before I comment further. I will say this though I’ll buy multiple Ruger 10-22s with high cap mags, if I have to.
Dirty Al the Infidel
January 14, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Howdy Dirty Al….that’s how I felt last night when I read about this report too…still do!
bigtimer
January 14, 2012 at 8:03 pm
Off-Topic: Anyone watching the 49er vs Saints game?
What a game it’s been!
Glad I made spaghetti sauce tonight, have everything ready to go so I can watch the Broncos vs Patriots game too pretty soon ~
bigtimer
January 14, 2012 at 8:01 pm
I hope Tebow brings another one in for the Broncos!
tazzmax
January 14, 2012 at 8:14 pm
tazz…
So do I….I bet this is one of the highest rated games watched in a long time tonight!
I know my aunt and uncle are watching it…and they haven’t watched football forever…and they are getting up there as they say in age.
Oh well…fun to be had for a change!
bigtimer
January 14, 2012 at 8:32 pm
tazz et al…
If you’re still here…about the Bronco/Patriot game…like I thought…it’s gonna take a miracle for the Bronco’s to win..a big time miracle.
35/7 Patriots at the half.
bigtimer
January 14, 2012 at 9:51 pm
Okay now I’m sick along with angry. 49ers win baaaaaaaaa!
Dirty Al the Infidel
January 14, 2012 at 8:17 pm
4 lead changes in the last four minutes…it was something else!
I haven’t rooted for the 49er’s since Montana left and they all defected to the Kansas City Chiefs!
I’m still excited…what a game that was…I love games like that.
Sorry Dirty Al that you’re bummed though..I know how ya feel…believe me.
I’ve loved me some football since I’ve been a kid basically.
Now it’s on to the Broncos vs Patriots…and tomorrow Giants vs Packers.
I’ve been for the underdogs in all these games…too much fun. No matter how you look at it.
…at times.
bigtimer
January 14, 2012 at 8:29 pm
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The Duke
January 15, 2012 at 12:55 pm
TheDuke…
Thanks for the info. I’m not calling that number because I don’t think it would do a bit of good, but that’s just my opinion…I could be el wrongo again.
I do know this isn’t over though…the fight has just begun via our wonderful court system. ~
bigtimer
January 15, 2012 at 1:50 pm
The same BATFE that acts like imperial strom troopers This idiot judge needs to be removed from the bench and fired totaly and with a 75% paycheck cut
SPURWING PLOVER
January 15, 2012 at 4:54 pm
What I want to know is why is it just for these 4 states? I wholeheartedly disagree with this. But what about State powers? So these are the only states out of 50? That seems unfair. I think I have an idea of what they are doing. Besides tracking American citizens, they are starting small. Next it will be all northern border states, then all states on the Coast (The West Coast is already screwed anyway). Then why not the rest, just to make it fair.
Just Another Random Thought
January 17, 2012 at 2:53 pm
If I was a firearms dealer in that area, I would comply. I would buy several Rifles for my shop, and then purchase them myself. If you are a dealer, they already have all of your info. Then sell the guns privately. I better go break down all of mine and make sure they are ready for multiple rounds!
Just Another Random Thought
January 17, 2012 at 2:55 pm