By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
WASHINGTON — ATF has asked the White House to ok an emergency order to require gun dealers along the Mexico border to report sales of two or more rifles to the same person within five days, the Washington Post reported.
The measure is part of an ongoing crackdown on the flow of guns from America into the hands of the Mexican drug cartels.
The Post reported that the plan revives a proposal the Justice Department and White House have sat on.
The NRA is none too happy, the Post reported.
“This administration does not have the guts to build a wall, but they do have the audacity to blame and register gun owners for Mexico’s problems,” Chris Cox, chief lobbyist for the NRA told the Post. “NRA supports legitimate efforts to stop criminal activity, but we will not stand idle while our Second Amendment is sacrificed for politics.”
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