So, it might as well have been sooner. Congressman Elijah Cummings (D) Mars, has decided to make Operation Fast and Furious all about increased gun control laws. In his worldview you see, the fact that the Obama Administration was purchasing automatic weapons and giving them to the Mexican Organized Crime syndicates is besides the point. According to Cummings, the real threat to America is the idea that the law abiding citizens living close to the border in Arizona might accidentally find that they also have the ability to purchase guns, or something like that. He feels that the prospect of Americans protecting themselves is just to scary to think about, and really, when the Drug Lords invade Arizona, they quite possibly might think about not shooting American Citizens, if those citizens would just allow them to loot, rape, and pillage, unchallenged.
The lawmakers praised Rep. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the Oversight committee, for broadening the inquiry into Fast and Furious to include a look at American gun laws. The Maryland Democrat released a report early Thursday titled “Outgunned,” that details how ATF agents say gun laws need to be tightened for them to fight organized crime along the U.S.-Mexico border.
“These reforms are essential to help law enforcement to stop guns from getting into the hands of the world’s most dangerous criminals,” Cummings said in his opening remarks. “Prosecutors and law enforcement agents should not have to bend over backward to imprison those who provide military-grade weapons to murderers.”
Remember, part of this story which needs to be retold apparently, is that by following the laws already on the books, the sporting goods store owners wanted to refuse to sell the weapons to the straw purchasers in the first place. They called law enforcement, including the ATF and the FBI, and were told to go ahead and sell the weapons, it was all part of the sting. At first, the Obama people attempted to throw the gun dealers under Obama’s bus, and were chagrined to learn that they had all been recorded during each of the conversations.
We do not need increased gun regulation to combat the problem of armed Mexican Drug Cartels. We need to get our own President to give up the practice of buying them the guns and delivering them parcel post. This entire operation was carried out for the express purpose of creating the illusion that America would be better off without the Second Amendment. Even if American citizens had not died in this criminal enterprise perpetrated by our President no less, it would qualify as demagoguery. How do you Obama supporters sleep at night, knowing that you have inflicted this man upon our country?
Cross Posted at Musings of a Mad Conservative.
Update: Guns that were used in Operation Fast and Furious are now turning up in Phoenix. SOme of these gubns were used in crimes in ARizona.
PHOENIX – Weapons linked to a questionable government strategy are turning up in crimes in Valley neighborhoods.
For months the ABC15 Investigators have been searching through police reports and official government documents. We’ve discovered assault weapons linked to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ controversial “Fast and Furious” case strategy have turned up at crime scenes in Glendale and Phoenix communities.
The Obama Regime has the blood of AMericans in their hands.
