by Cam Edwards of NRA News interviewed John Frazier, NRA-ILA Director of Research and Information, regarding President Obama’s recent signing statement on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012. This was where Obama said he would ignore the law’s restrictions on the NIH regarding use of funding to promote gun control.
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Operation Fast And Furious Has Kept The Numbers Game Alive
Ginny Simone of NRA News interviewed Ed Head yesterday about the varying estimates of firearms that have been traced from the United States to Mexico. Head, who is currently the rangemaster and an instructor at Gunsite Academy, was a Field Operations Supervisor with the Border Patrol prior to his retirement in 2001.
Head made the point that just because a firearm is “sourced” to the United States does not mean it entered Mexico illegally. He pointed out that the United States sells weapons to the Mexican Army along with those of a number of other Central American nations. Head pointed out that many American-made weapons in the hands of the cartels are being stolen or diverted from the Mexican Army. Moreover, other weapons in the cartel’s hands were legally sent to the militaries of such Central American countries as Guatemala. To blame border state gun dealers for this is wrong, Head said.
Grassley On Breuer’s Testimony
Sen. Chuck Grassley was interviewed by Cam Edwards and Ginny Simone about Assistant AG Lanny Breuer’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Grassley said Breuer was a perfect example of what happens to people who try to stonewall Congress on oversight. He said the longer they hold off cooperating, the more egg they will get on their face when the facts eventually come out as they always do.
Holder and the rest of his cronies should heed this advice but I doubt they will.
Emily Gets Her Gun Series
Emily Miller is a senior editor at the Washington Times. She also lives within the District of Columbia and wants to have a handgun for self-protection. In a series of articles, Ms. Miller is finding out just how hard it is to obtain a handgun in the District of Columbia. If it is this hard for someone who presumably is well connected, just imagine how hard it is for ordinary people to obtain the tools for self-defense in the District of Columbia.
Inside DC’s Gun Registry Office.
Interview with Charles Sykes – DC’s only gun dealer.
In this interview with Cam Edwards of NRA News, Ms. Miller describes her encounter with the Gun Registry Office.
Below is Cam Edwards’ interview on Tuesday with Ms. Miller for NRA News in which she describes meeting Mr. Sykes.
Chuck Grassley On The Released Gunwalker Tapes
Sen. Chuck Grassley was interviewed by Ginny Simone of NRA News about the secret tape recordings of ATF Agent Hope McAllister and Lone Wolf Trading Co. owner Andre Howard. He made an interesting point that the tapes would need to be shared with the straw purchasing defendants under the Brady Rule at some point. However, he went on to say that the trials were a long way in the future and that due to that they shouldn’t have been shared with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona until then. As it is, he said, this will make their investigation harder.
Katie Pavlich Of Townhall.com On The Gunwalker Tapes
Katie Pavlich of Townhall.com was interviewed by Cam Edwards of NRA News about the tapes that have been leaking out on Project Gunwalker. These are taped conversations between Operation Fast and Furious case agent ATF Agent Hope McAllister and Lone Wolf Trading Company owner Andre Howard.
Dave Workman – “It’s Not Just Walgreens”
Among the things that Cam Edwards and Dave Workman, editor of GunWeek and the Seattle Gun Rights Examiner, discussed last night was Jeremy Hoven – the Walgreens’ pharmacist fired for defending himself with a firearm during an armed attack. As Dave notes, it’s not just Walgreens that has the policies forbidding employees to provide for their own safety at work.
Wayne LaPierre On National Right To Carry Reciprocity
The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held hearings on Tuesday on HR 822 – the Nation Right-To-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011. Wayne LaPierre was interviewed about the hearings and HR 822 by Ginny Simone of NRA News.
Darrell Issa On The Last Round Of Hearings And His Bill Honoring Brian Terry
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) was interviewed by Ginny Simone for NRA News. Among the topics discussed were Issa’s bill honoring slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and the latest round of hearings into Operation Fast and Furious (aka Project Gunwalker).
Rep. Darrell Issa On The Demand For Info From The DEA And FBI
Rep. Darrell Issa was a guest on Cam and Co. He was interviewed by both Cam Edwards and Ginny Simone. He discusses the letters sent to the heads of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He revealed that that he and his investigators already know the names of the confidential informants that may have been paid with taxpayer monies.
It is a very informative interview to say the least.