Sunday, January 22, 2012

From NRA: Freedom Times, Issue no. 67

 
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Subject: Freedom Times, Issue no. 67
Freedom Times 67
Issue No. 67
January 2012
 

Obama to Congress: I'll decide what's constitutional
By Chris Cox, Executive Director, NRA-ILA, Daily Caller
Just a few days before Christmas, Obama served notice to all Americans that he will continue to abuse executive privilege by seeking new ways to vilify gun owners and further his anti-gun agenda...
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will testify again before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the Justice Department's response to the controversial "Fast and Furious" weapons investigations in which hundreds of guns were "walked" to drug smugglers in Mexico...
Is Obama a dictator? Some of his recent statements certainly indicate that he intends to act like one, at least in the strictest sense of the term.

The Dirty Dozen

U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
As 2012 begins, it's important to take note of groups that are working against your opportunities to hunt, trap, fish and enjoy the outdoors. To that effect, here is what we call The Dirty Dozen...

Editorial: Obama thumbs nose at Constitution on 'recess appointments'
By The Washington Examiner
President Obama just appointed Richard Cordray to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, bypassing Senate confirmation even though the Senate is in session. President Obama is not one to let the Constitution get in the way of a "recess appointment."...
ATF Deputy Director Tom Brandon has suspended ATF Assistant Director of the Office of Professional Responsibility and Security Operations Bill McMahon, ATF Acting Deputy Director Billy Hoover and ATF Assistant Director in Charge of Field Operations Mark Chait until further notice...

Gun Makers Baffled by ATF Criteria: Models OK'd on Case-By-Case Basis
NRA News
Cam Edwards talks to Robert Sanders, NRA Board Member and North Carolina attorney.

FBI data shows spike in U.S. firearm purchases in 2011
By James Kelleher, Reuters
The FBI performed a record number of instant background checks on would-be firearm buyers in 2011 as Americans went on an apparent gun-buying spree, according to new government data.


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