Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:
Violent crime in which guns are used, is a form of domestic terrorism. Every time an innocent person hears about gun violence and gun related crime, it gives rise to fear.
There is no reason for quashing intelligence that can lead to controlling criminals who use of guns in their crimes, right?.
The department of homeland security should be up in arms about any supression of information that makes Americans less safe? Right?
Same argument as spying on Americans in hopes to catch a possible Al Quaeda or other terrorist link.
You clowns want it both ways, so typical...
The NRA supports a program where violent criminals who use guns in actual crimes are sent to prison for long stretches. Typically, the liberals oppose it. They prefer to let criminals loose and prosecute law-abiding people who have the temerity to think the Second Amendment is still part of the Constitution.
As for these BATF programs, they were being used to generate information for trial lawyers to try to bankrupt gun manufacturers with bogus nuisance suits and to harrass lawful gun dealers and collectors. Congressional hearings detailed numerous gestapo-like abuses by BATF. At least this once the Bush administration stood up for the little guys and reined in the bureaucracy.