Police Chiefs Band Together Against the NRA

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http://www.gunguys.com/?p=1607


A group of police chiefs from around the country has banded together and spoken out against the NRA’s latest legislative push: a bill that would make it illegal for police departments to share information about where firearms come from.

Backed by Gil Kerlikowske of Seattle and police chiefs from other large cities, a gun-control group urged Congress and the White House Thursday to reject legislation backed by the National Rifle Association that would hamper federal firearm investigations.

The plea by Kerlikowske and chiefs from Atlanta and Philadelphia and beyond came during a news conference in which the Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence unveiled a study charging that the NRA has actively worked to weaken gun laws and undermine the authority of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

“This report reveals the NRA’s true colors as the criminal’s best friend,” said Daniel Vice, a staff lawyer for the Brady Center and author of the report.

“The NRA’s tireless efforts to undermine enforcement of our gun laws has helped criminals and gun traffickers obtain illegal firearms and fueled the recent surge in gun violence.”

-very interesting snip-

And what Kerlikowske misses is that, right along with the rise in gun crime, the NRA has been working tirelessly to make it easier and easier for guns to find their way out to criminals.

This issue has nothing to do with gun rights– this is a criminal matter. It’s about closing up loopholes and shutting down the small percentage of gun dealers (that’s right, only a small percentage of gun dealers are involved in this behavior) who sell their guns to criminals. Police officers like Kerlikowske need this information to do their jobs. The NRA shouldn’t be able to tell Congress to keep them from this important task.
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thank you Chiefs