By Dana Milbank Washington Post Columnist WASHINGTON — The gun bill was going down, but Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who reached a compromise to try to save it, went to the Senate floor Wednesday morning to give it one more try. In an unorthodox tactic, he appealed directly to the woman taking…
Bob Fanning was an FBI agent for 25 years before he retired. He is a resident of Auroa, Colo. His column is in response to a column by ticklethewire.com editor Allan Lengel enitled: “If Dead Kids Doesn’t Do it What Will? By Bob Fanning For ticklethewire.com I must say that I am seriously disappointed that…
By Constantine von Hoffman CIO In a time when drinking water is a politically polarizing issue it is hardly surprising gun control in America is practically bringing people to blows. There is a simple solution to the problem. Unfortunately it requires looking at facts. First there is the fact that the term “gun control”…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Massachusetts has a good reputation with strong gun-control laws – until it comes to mental health records. The Boston Globe reported Monday that a 43-year-old law prohibits the state from sharing mental health records with the FBI database for gun background checks. The FBI processed about 1.6 million background checks of Massachusetts residents since…
Newsday Editorial Congress should unshackle the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the fight against illegal guns. Restrictions on the bureau’s activities are hobbling efforts to combat firearms trafficking and reduce the day-to-day gun violence plaguing the nation. Americans have a constitutional right to own guns. And licensed gun dealers who operate legally…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Over the past decade, the number of federally mandated background checks of prospective gun purchases has nearly doubled, the USA Today reports, citing FBI records. Nearly 17 million people received background checks already this year, up from 8.5 million in 2002, the USA Today wrote. If you ask gun-rights advocates what’s causing…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Hats off to Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa for their keen interest in the failed ATF Operation Fast and Furious. They have a right to be concerned about the program that let guns walk into Mexico. It’s great that they care that the feds let guns get into the…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The ATF is loosening restrictions on the sale of guns to noncitizens, reports the New York Times. Justice Department lawyers have decided that a rule requiring noncitizens to document that they have lived in a state for at least 90 days has no legal basis, according to a letter sent to…
