[Carry_Okie]

Even more troubling, while Holder served in the Clinton Justice Department, he oversaw the background check system, but he has never been asked to explain why the system broke down so consistently while he ran it.

No mention of FIST.

[Carry_Okie]

In 1996, a “Commission” for the Bureau of Justice Statistics developed a computer database, FIST (Firearms Inquiry Statistical Tracking), through which all information regarding gun purchases must flow: name, address, Social Security number, drivers license number, age, sex, race, height, weight, home and business phone, firearm make, model, serial number, caliber and barrel length, information regarding the final outcome of the background check, and more!

All of the above information is sent from the dealer to the Chief Law Enforcement Officer (CLEO), who is supposed to retain the information for only 20 days, but is in effect accountable to no one for doing so.

Note that FIST was not a law; it was in fact illegal. The Bureau of Justice Statistics instituted the program on their own without congressional mandate or oversight, effectively criminal malfeasance with Federal funds. The only people this system harmed were those who made a legal purchase.

[neverdem]

How he goes on Second Amendment matters might be very illuminating. I’m not optimistic, but I’m not sure if he wants to go hard left or “centrist.”

[neverdem]

Clarification: I’m pretty sure Holder is far left. I’m pretty sure Obama is far left too. I’m just not sure how much Obama is ready to show it.