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White House says no to giving ATF broad powers on border guns
Associated Press
Feb. 9, 2011, 1:53PM
The White House has rejected a request from the U.S. agency that monitors weapons sales to give them emergency authority requiring firearms dealers near the Mexican border to report multiple purchases of high-powered rifles.
Instead, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' proposed requirement will undergo a standard, three-month review period, opening it to public comment.
The agency wants to require border-area gun dealers to report the sales of two or more rifles to the same customer within a five-day period
The one-year pilot, aimed at helping Mexican authorities in their campaign against violent drug gangs, faces stiff opposition from gun rights advocates. Similar reporting requirements are already in place for handguns.
ATF spokesman Scot Thomasson said Wednesday the requirements would be limited to the four states bordering Mexico.
White House says no to giving ATF broad powers on border guns | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Associated Press
Feb. 9, 2011, 1:53PM
The White House has rejected a request from the U.S. agency that monitors weapons sales to give them emergency authority requiring firearms dealers near the Mexican border to report multiple purchases of high-powered rifles.
Instead, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' proposed requirement will undergo a standard, three-month review period, opening it to public comment.
The agency wants to require border-area gun dealers to report the sales of two or more rifles to the same customer within a five-day period
The one-year pilot, aimed at helping Mexican authorities in their campaign against violent drug gangs, faces stiff opposition from gun rights advocates. Similar reporting requirements are already in place for handguns.
ATF spokesman Scot Thomasson said Wednesday the requirements would be limited to the four states bordering Mexico.
White House says no to giving ATF broad powers on border guns | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle