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NSSF Responds to Bloomberg

Firearms Industry Responds to Mayoral Gun Summit

Monday April 14, 7:00 pm ET

NEWTOWN, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, at a meeting of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition he founded, announced today the Responsible Firearms Retail Partnership program with Wal-Mart. The retailer has agreed to retain records of purchasers of firearms that are later traced by law enforcement for reasons never disclosed to Wal-Mart. The retailer also agreed to run background checks on its employees handling firearms.

Commenting on today’s announcement the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) – the firearms industry’s trade association – said the partnership’s name gives the false impression that federally licensed firearms dealers are somehow irresponsible. “Today’s announcement reflects Mayor Bloomberg’s troubling ignorance and misunderstanding of what can – and cannot – be gleaned from data of guns recovered by law enforcement and traced from the manufacturer to the first retailer purchaser,” said NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) maintain this trace data.

Read the whole thing at the linked heading in the quote.

…and yes, Wal-mart still sucks! Feel free to use this (cheesy) image I made if you want.

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