ATF wins first round against gun owners in border-state lawsuit

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ATF wins first round against gun owners in border-state lawsuit

By: Ken Klukowski | 01/17/12 11:05 AM

Gun owners just lost the first round in a court struggle with President Obama’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

ATF issued orders requiring all firearm dealers in the border states (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California) to report to ATF purchases of multiple semi-auto rifles, under the auspices of stopping Mexican drug cartels from paying operatives to buy guns in America and smuggle them into Mexico (because we all know the bang-up job Obama’s people have done stopping gun-running).

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http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2012/01/atf-wins-first-round-against-gun-owners-border-state-lawsuit/2104

Steve

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Lawsuit on ATF Rule To Be Heard in N.M.

By Scott Sandlin / Journal Staff Writer (http://www.abqjournal.com/main/author/ssandlin) on Sat, Feb 18, 2012

A lawsuit challenging reporting requirements imposed on Southwest gun dealers by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will stay in New Mexico, a judge has ruled.

Senior U.S. District Judge John Edwards Conway entered an opinion Friday denying ATF’s request to transfer a lawsuit filed by Ron Peterson Firearms of Albuquerque to the federal court in the District of Columbia, or to halt proceedings.

To read the rest of the story click the link below.

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2012/02/18/news/lawsuit-on-atf-rule-to-be-heard-in-nm.html

Steve