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Remmah2

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16. This is a scary commentary on leadership.

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:18 AM

Jan 2013

The inability to act when the head of the organization is absent?

What about all the senior management and field management? If they're that inept and spineless to act with existing laws (without the BIG HEAD), then the organization is inept and should be rebuilt from the bottom up. Like a bunch of cops hanging out in a donut shop.

If the IRS lacked a BIG HEAD would the US government stop collecting taxes? Would the EPA stop enforcement of environmental laws? Would the FBI stop posting pictures at the post office? I find it hard to believe that the ATF lacks a plan of secession or alternate chain of command or is the organization that totally incompetent?

Many states have state laws that mirror federal laws, who dropped the ball at that level?

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Wayne LaPierre Referred To 9000 Gun Laws That Aren't Being Enforced... [View all] global1 Jan 2013 OP

Who gives a shit? theKed Jan 2013 #1

Look - It Was A Legitmate Request On My Part - As I Just Wanted To React To LaPierre's Contention... global1 Jan 2013 #17

I think theKed Jan 2013 #18

I don't pretend to know the exact number of laws dsc Jan 2013 #22

If you count up every US code title that refers to guns Recursion Jan 2013 #2

wayne's BS about cops not doing their jobs=nixon saying 'not my fault, locks were too weak' farminator3000 Jan 2013 #6

So quadruple the ATF's budget and staff Recursion Jan 2013 #7

my strategy is to head you off @ the pass farminator3000 Jan 2013 #13

Gun manufacturers can be sued hack89 Jan 2013 #24

oh, they can be sued for something which never happens, poor gun makers farminator3000 Jan 2013 #31

Why should a company be sued for the criminal act of a felon? hack89 Jan 2013 #32

because CORPORATIONS (not people...) are responsible for their products farminator3000 Feb 2013 #33

You just proved my point. hack89 Feb 2013 #34

if you mean proved to be false, sure..let's start at the beginning- reality=past+present+future, ok? farminator3000 Feb 2013 #35

Of course gun control advocates are whining. hack89 Feb 2013 #36

you're the one ignoring the DEAN of UC IRVINE LAW SCHOOL, bro. farminator3000 Feb 2013 #37

And, Dammit To Hell, Give The ATF A Director. Paladin Jan 2013 #14

VP Joe Bidden said at a press conference ..... oldhippie Jan 2013 #8

Which is why we need 4 (or 10) times as many ATF agents as we have Recursion Jan 2013 #9

Not sure it needs to be only ATF agents ....... oldhippie Jan 2013 #12

Here you go for CT & Fed Jarhead1775 Jan 2013 #3

Everytime a gun nut asshole mentions laws that "aren't being enforced" ask them why alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #4

Thank you! n/t OneGrassRoot Jan 2013 #5

The ATF needs it's budget and staff quadrupled. nt hack89 Jan 2013 #10

This is a scary commentary on leadership. Remmah2 Jan 2013 #16

It goes further back. The laws were written to be difficult to enforce. DevonRex Jan 2013 #25

Message deleted by the DU Administrators SailorMike Jan 2013 #28

Did anyone on the panel call him on that a la Jon Stewart? Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #11

Try Googling NRA & gun laws? Remmah2 Jan 2013 #15

He is such a flaming piece of shit. smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #19

I haven't found anything definitive that there are 9000 gun laws. LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #20

They are probabally talking about every city, state, and federal law in the country AgingAmerican Jan 2013 #21

As the resource I used pointed out LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #27

Send LaPierre and the NRA a letter requesting a a list of those 9000 laws.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #23

First, look up the Tiahart Amendments Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #26

we can use this....NRA says gun violence is because police are not doing their jobs Fresh_Start Jan 2013 #29

And the NRA opposed every single one of those Zoeisright Jan 2013 #30