{"id":4743,"date":"2011-02-21T02:58:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-21T02:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2011\/02\/21\/senate-judiciary-committee-posts\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:13:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:13:28","slug":"senate-judiciary-committee-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=4743","title":{"rendered":"Senate Judiciary Committee Posts Material On Andrew Traver"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:18096,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/judiciary.senate.gov\\\/nominations\\\/112thCongressExecutiveNominations\\\/DirectorATF-AndrewTraver.cfm#Questionnaire&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\\\/404?notfound=\\\/nominations\\\/112thCongressExecutiveNominations\\\/DirectorATF-AndrewTraver.cfm&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:18097,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/judiciary.senate.gov\\\/nominations\\\/112thCongressExecutiveNominations\\\/upload\\\/AndrewTraver-PublicQuestionnaire.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\\\/nominations\\\/112thCongressExecutiveNominations\\\/upload\\\/AndrewTraver-PublicQuestionnaire.pdf&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:18098,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/judiciary.senate.gov\\\/nominations\\\/112thCongressExecutiveNominations\\\/upload\\\/AndrewTraver-Question12D-SpeechesAndPresentations.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.judiciary.senate.gov\\\/nominations\\\/112thCongressExecutiveNominations\\\/upload\\\/AndrewTraver-Question12D-SpeechesAndPresentations.pdf&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:12865,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\\\/2010\\\/11\\\/left-leaning-website-covers-traver.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:18099,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com\\\/2011\\\/02\\\/atf-adopts-stepin-fetchit-two-part-plan.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:18100,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.examiner.com\\\/gun-rights-in-national\\\/is-project-gunwalker-reason-for-traver-hearing-delay&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20220509163810\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.examiner.com\\\/gun-rights-in-national\\\/is-project-gunwalker-reason-for-traver-hearing-delay&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 18:18:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 18:18:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>The Senate Judiciary Committee has <a href=\"http:\/\/judiciary.senate.gov\/nominations\/112thCongressExecutiveNominations\/DirectorATF-AndrewTraver.cfm#Questionnaire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted the material<\/a> they have received in support of Andrew Traver&#8217;s nomination to be the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The materials include <a href=\"http:\/\/judiciary.senate.gov\/nominations\/112thCongressExecutiveNominations\/upload\/AndrewTraver-PublicQuestionnaire.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">answers to the Committee Questionnaire<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/judiciary.senate.gov\/nominations\/112thCongressExecutiveNominations\/upload\/AndrewTraver-PublicQuestionnaire.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press releases<\/a> involving Traver, <a href=\"http:\/\/judiciary.senate.gov\/nominations\/112thCongressExecutiveNominations\/upload\/AndrewTraver-Question12D-SpeechesAndPresentations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speeches and appearances <\/a>made by Traver, and finally <a href=\"http:\/\/judiciary.senate.gov\/nominations\/112thCongressExecutiveNominations\/upload\/AndrewTraver-PublicQuestionnaire.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interviews with the press<\/a> by Traver while he has been serving as SAC of the Chicago Field Division.<\/p>\n<p>Included are the official letters of support on the nomination from the following law enforcement groups:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>* February 8, 2011 &#8211; Major Cities Chiefs Association<br \/>\n* January 24, 2011 &#8211; Major County Sheriffs&#8217; Association<br \/>\n* January 18, 2011 &#8211; National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives<br \/>\n* January 12, 2011 &#8211; National Sheriffs&#8217; Association<br \/>\n* December 9, 2010 &#8211; National Narcotic Officers&#8217; Associations&#8217; Coalition<br \/>\n* December 9, 2010 &#8211; International Association of Chiefs of Police<br \/>\n* December 7, 2010 &#8211; Women in Federal Law Enforcement<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Most of the law enforcement groups have a record of being anti-gun rights. For example, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) passed a resolution in support of the Brady Campaign. The IACP, Major Cities Chiefs Association, and the National Sheriffs Association all are on record as opposing the Tiarht Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>There are no major surprises in the material submitted. One does get a sense of Traver&#8217;s willingness to demonize certain firearms as seen in this from a 2006 press conference announcing prosecutions of gang members:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>THESE FIREARMS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FIREARMS SEIZED DURING THIS INVESTIGATION. THE AK-47 TYPE ASSAULT RIFLES ARE DEVASTATING, HIGH-CAPACITY WEAPONS THAT FIRE A ROUND EASILY CAPABLE OF PENETRATING POLICE BODY ARMOR. WE CONDUCTED A TEST WHERE WE PLACED A BALLISTIC VEST IDENTICAL TO THOSE WORN BY ATF AGENTS ON THE STREET ON A TARGET ST AND AND SHOT IT WITH A .40 CALIBER HANDGUN. THE VEST EASILY STOPPED THE BULLET. THEN WE SHOT THE VEST WITH AN AK-47 &#8211; THE BULLET COMPLETELY PENETRATED THE VEST AND EXITED THROUGH THE BACK LEAVING A GAPING EXIT WOUND THE SIZE OF TWO CLENCHED FISTS.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The same could have been said about a Winchester Model 94 lever action carbine in .30-30. The average bulletproof vests worn by law enforcement are rarely capable of stopping any centerfire rifle bullet.<\/p>\n<p>I did get one question answered. I had wondered in the past <a href=\"http:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/left-leaning-website-covers-traver.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">why Traver&#8217;s Navy career appeared to be so short<\/a>. According to the answers he submitted to the Committee&#8217;s Questionnaire, Traver received a hardship discharge\/resignation and left the Navy as an Ensign (O-1) in May 1987. He had only been assigned to his first duty assignment, USS Benjamin Stoddart, for approximately 9 months. The next month he started working in law enforcement for the Crystal Lake, IL Police Department and for ATF a few months later. I don&#8217;t know enough about Navy Bureau of Personnel (BUPERS) operations to know whether his hardship discharge was unusual or not. (If anyone does know about BUPERS hardship discharges for officers, I&#8217;d be interested.)<\/p>\n<p>There is no hearing date set for Traver. There is <a href=\"http:\/\/sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/atf-adopts-stepin-fetchit-two-part-plan.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some speculation that the delay is due to Project Gunwalker<\/a> and the fear of the questions that Sen. Charles Grassley would ask of Traver. As David Codrea notes in his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/gun-rights-in-national\/is-project-gunwalker-reason-for-traver-hearing-delay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gun Rights Examiner<\/a> column:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>The only question seems to be is the decision to hold off on what the anti-gun choice lobby deems a \u201ccrucial position\u201d was initiated by Chairman Leahy, by the nominee himself, or by his Justice Department handlers.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The answer to David&#8217;s question would be interesting.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate Judiciary Committee has posted the material they have received in support of Andrew Traver&#8217;s nomination to be&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2906,722],"class_list":["post-4743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-andrew-traver","tag-senate-confirmation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4743"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6310,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4743\/revisions\/6310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}