Posted on 08/29/2012 3:17:22 PM PDT by TurboZamboni
WASHINGTON—More than a dozen survivors and family members from the 2011 shootings in Tucson, Ariz., that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords have outlined for Attorney General Eric Holder their campaign to stem gun violence. In an hourlong meeting at the Justice Department, the attorney general agreed with the participants' request to present President Barack Obama with more than half a million signatures the survivors and family members helped gather.
The Tucson group supports legislation to expand background checks to include firearm sales by unlicensed dealers at gun shows and to list all purchasers with criminal records in the national instant criminal background check system. They want the two presidential candidates to say how they will deal with gun violence.
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I wonder what are the odds Holder will ever meet with Brian Terry’s family?
big fat zero
*PHOTO-OP ALERT* *PHOTO-OP ALERT*
It’s my understanding that the DOJ and ATF breathed a big sigh of relief when Loughner’s guns couldn’t be traced back to Fast and Furious.
PHONY COMPASSION from Holder et al!
Yost is a big, fat fairy who wears customized dresses made by Omar the Tentmaker. His shoes are made by Canadian Sioux canoe builders. He orders his eye makeup by the cement truck load.
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