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BATFE Wanted Fast and Furious to Justify Gun Control
From the first moment that the American people became aware that senior BATFE officials ordered agents in the field to allow guns sold in the U.S. to be smuggled on an all-but-certain path to Mexico’s vicious drug cartels, many of us have wondered “why.”
What possible legitimate purpose could be fulfilled by allowing a large number of guns—over 2,000, by some estimates—to disappear across our southwestern border without the Mexican government’s knowledge?
There has been only one logical answer possible. Someone within the BATFE or higher in the Department of Justice wanted the smuggled guns to be recovered at crime scenes in Mexico, and traced to sources within the U.S., so that the Obama Administration could claim a need for one or another gun control measure being pushed by anti-gun groups. Someone who values gun control more than the lives of innocent people killed by cartel operatives armed with the BATFE’s “walked” guns. Someone who believes, as one BATFE official put it, that “to make an omelet, you have to break some eggs.”
Holder’s Talking, but What is He Saying? So far,NRA, 52 U.S. Representatives, two U.S. Senators, and multiple GOP Presidential candidates have called on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign because of his role in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive’s failed “Operation Fast and Furious.” 
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STATE ROUNDUP (Please note the only items listed below are those that have had recent action. For other updates on state legislation, please go to the state legislation section at www.NRAILA.org, and check each week’s issue of the Grassroots Alert.)
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COLORADO: Management Plan for Public Lands Will Affect Target Shooting
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a resource management plan (RMP) for 500,000 acres managed by the agency’s Colorado River Valley Field Office located in Silt and responsible for the counties of Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin, Roult, Mesa, and Rio Blanco. The public comment period is open until December 16. If you enjoy target shooting on these lands, it is extremely important that you review the plan to determine how it will affect your future access for target shooting. Please attend at least one of the public meetings and e-mail your comments to the BLM.
Additional BLM Management Plan for Public Lands Will Affect Target Shooting
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released another resource management plan (RMP), and this one on approximately 378,000 acres managed by the agency’s Field Office in Kremmling. The public lands are within Grand, Jackson, Summit and parts of Larimer and Eagle Counties. The public comment period is open until December 16, and BLM will announce in advance public hearings on this RMP. Please attend at least one of the public meetings and e-mail your comments to the BLM.
MICHIGAN: Gun Hunting Open for Public Comment in Huron-Manistee
The U.S. Forest Service has released a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) that will ultimately determine whether firearm hunting can continue on more than 66,500 acres in Michigan’s Huron-Manistee National Forests.
As a result of a September 2010 ruling by the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Forest Service prepared the DSEIS to evaluate the impacts of a proposed ban on firearm hunting and snowmobile use in 14 semi-primitive, non-motorized or wilderness areas of the forest. Public comments must be received by December 21.
PENNSYLVANIA: Vote on Amendments Attacking Sporting Tradition Next Week
On Wednesday, December 7, animal “rights" lobbyists and activists converged on Harrisburg in support of Representative Maher’s amendments to Senate Bill 71. Due to your telephone calls and e-mails, the scheduled vote was postponed to Tuesday, December 13.
WISCONSIN: Castle Doctrine Legislation Signed into Law!
On Wednesday, December 7, Governor Scott Walker signed into law Assembly Bill 69. Commonly known as the “Castle Doctrine,” AB 69 will provide essential protections for law-abiding citizens who defend themselves and their families from a criminal looking to do them harm. This new law took effect immediately.
New Concealed Carry Law Presents New Opportunities!
For those of you looking to take advantage of the new Concealed Carry law in Wisconsin, the NRA has an important resource for you. One of the ways you can fulfill the mandatory training requirement is to attend a safety class taught by an NRA Certified firearms instructor. To assist you in finding an instructor and course in your area you can visit www.nrainstructors.org and choose from a number of upcoming classes and programs.
Due to reporting on important federal activity this week, our annual
“Year in Review” wrap-up Alert will be transmitted next Friday, December 16.
