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Gun Lobby Keeps ATF Under-Resourced, Beleaguered As Industry Grows

allan12 years ago12 years ago01 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Following the mass shooting in a Connecticut elementary school, attention has shifted to the ATF, the federal agency responsible for regulating the gun industry. A Washington Post investigation found that ATF is inadequately resourced and so beleaguered that it hasn’t had a director in years. Sources said the gun industry, particularly the NRA,…

Shouldn’t We Do More to Avoid Mass Deaths By Crazed Gunmen?

allanlengel12 years ago12 years ago01 mins

By Allan Lengel For Deadline Detroit During my visits to Israel, the idea of security was never far off. At the train station, at the bus stop, I went through a metal detector. An armed guard checked through packages and asked if I was carrying a gun. After Sept. 11, 2001, I thought the U.S….