The Washington DC brain trust at work

[J-Dog]

So they are going to call this one a bill to curb gun trafficking. The question I would ask these members of The U.S. House would be how many cases involving a current law on the books dealing with any form of a firearms violation did the Obama DOJ prosecute last year and how many did the refuse to take in that same year? I bet they refused more than they took, so why another law they will not enforce?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/u...use-plan-focuses-on-gun-trafficking.html?_r=0

 

[Bill Baldwin]

They've got to show bipartisan collaboration so they'll make it extra illegaler to knowingly transfer a firearm to a prohibited person or lie on the 4473. H.R. 452 also adds an enhanced sentence for operating a gun trafficking ring of five or more people.

Sec. 932. Trafficking in firearms

`(a) Offenses- Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any person, in or affecting interstate commerce,--
`(1) to purchase, attempt to purchase, or transfer a firearm, with the intent to deliver the firearm to another person who the transferor knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is prohibited by Federal or State law from possessing a firearm;
`(2) in purchasing, attempting to purchase, or transferring a firearm, to intentionally provide false or misleading material information on a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives firearms transaction record form; or
`(3) to knowingly direct, promote, or facilitate conduct that violates paragraph (1) or (2).
`(b) Gift Exceptions- Subsection (a) shall not apply to a firearm that is--
`(1) lawfully acquired by a person to be given to another person not prohibited from possessing a firearm under Federal or State law as a gift; or
`(2) lawfully received or otherwise acquired by a court-appointed trustee, receiver, or conservator for, or on behalf of, an estate or creditor or by a person to carry out a bequest, or an acquisition by intestate succession under the laws of the State of residence of the person.
`(c) Penalties-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
`(2) ORGANIZER ENHANCEMENT- If a violation of subsection (a) is committed by a person in concert with 5 or more other persons with respect to whom such person occupies a position of organizer, a supervisory position, or any other position of management, such person may be sentenced to an additional term of imprisonment of not more than 5 consecutive years.
`(3) CONSPIRACY- Any person who conspires to commit an offense described in this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.'.

 

[Ijaw]

`(1) IN GENERAL- Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both

 

[Hitman]

If adding to the Strawman Purchase penalty is more years and a higher fine, if that's what settles their poor wittle fears, Knock yourself out I say.

 

[Leonidas]

They've got to show bipartisan collaboration so they'll make it extra illegaler to knowingly transfer a firearm to a prohibited person or lie on the 4473. H.R. 452 also adds an enhanced sentence for operating a gun trafficking ring of five or more people.

I'm sorry, doesn't this describe the ATF and DOJ. What are they thinking?

 

[Gator 45/70]

I see what you did there...lol

I'm sorry, doesn't this describe the ATF and DOJ. What are they thinking?

 

[Bill Baldwin]

I'm sorry, doesn't this describe the ATF and DOJ. What are they thinking?

LULZ, the law may be written just to prosecute them.