Darrel Issa REFUSES To ALLOW Let ATF Agents Testify Against 'TOOTHLESS GUN LAWS '

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Run time: 03:16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dkcC5YAumg   Posted on YouTube: June 15, 2011 By YouTube Member: tpmtv Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: June 15, 2011 By DU Member: Segami Views on DU: 1254

 

TPM:


" Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) wouldn't let ATF agents testifying before his House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday on the controversial Project Gunrunner say how weak U.S. gun laws were making it difficult for them to catch criminals smuggling assault weapons to Mexican drug cartels.



Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) asked one of the agents if weak gun laws made their prosecutions difficult.



"One of you in your testimonies called these laws to prosecute 'toothless.' Could explain to me -- why are existing straw purchase laws 'toothless'?" Maloney asked.



Issa butted in to say that their ATF agent's opinions on U.S. gun laws would not be "considered valid testimony."



"I want to caution the witnesses that the scope of this, your testimony here is limited, and that it's not about proposed legislation and the like and under House rules would not fall within the scope of this," Issa said. "So, anecdotally you can have opinions but ultimately it would not be considered valid testimony.



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[TheWraith]

1. These being the same ATF agents who actually ordered gun stores to proceed with illegal sales?

According to whistleblowers, the ATF greenlit a couple thousand gun sales which had been stopped by the EXISTING laws so that, allegedly, they could track those guns along their smuggling routes. Of course, they never busted any of the people involved, lost track of all the guns--one of which was later used to kill a border patrol agent--but they have an excuse now to testify before Congress about how they need more power and more money.

Somebody's lying here.

[HankyDubs]

3. the gungeon/nra have a new hero

and his name is Darrel Issa!

Give your new best friend a great big hug.

[midnight]

2. K&R. Fast and Furry seems to promote gun ownership so

quickly that blocking the criminals that would led to the orchestration of this crime is blocked? Hmmm... Maybe I have simplified, but it does should like the profiteers are winning...

[bjobotts]

4. Remember Issa is a car thief escaping felonies on technecalities.Literally a crook

[TrollBuster9090]

5. New standing rules for committees:

He's doing all these nuances and contortions for no reason. The new standing rules for testimony are obvious.

No witness is allowed to say anything that is embarrassing to Republican policies.