Gun Policy News
Milwaukee Police, DA Blast Law Designed to Suppress Gun Tracing Data
22 February 2010
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) / Watchdog Reports
As a candidate, Barack Obama promised to get rid of a law - quietly passed by Congress - that hides information from the public about guns used in crimes and the stores that sell them.
Instead, President Obama has embraced most of the law and added even more rules that could make it harder for law enforcement to crack down on dealers and stores selling guns to criminals.
While supporters of the secrecy law say shielding crime-gun data and dealer violations protects... (GunPolicy.org)
Read More: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin) / Watchdog Reports