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17. 'about a dead agent ... and policy decisions'. NO. Issa has no interest in documents

Thu Jun 21, 2012, 05:00 PM

Jun 2012

or witnesses relevant to the period when "Operation Fast and Furious" still was being run out of a rogue ATF office in Phoenix.

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Did Issa's committee ever even discuss the expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban [View all] ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 OP

No, the assault weapon ban was pretty weak. OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #1

How many military-style weapons and large clips were sold per quarter before ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #8

I don't have the time to dig up hard statistics... but OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #22

Spot on! (as usual) badtoworse Jun 2012 #4

Pick whatever statistics and factoids make you feel good slackmaster Jun 2012 #7

Funny you focused on 1994. 1998 and 1999 were the series low points. ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #10

'The Mexican military escalated the fight'--and the US firearms market ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #15

Thanks for the kicks, folks, but so far no one has answered the question ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #6

My opinion is that the Assault weapon ban ....... oldhippie Jun 2012 #9

It appears that Issa's committee is focusing ONLY on government actions AFTER ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #11

No, the AWB is not relevant to the investigation oldhippie Jun 2012 #14

The policy decisions that continued it. oldhippie Jun 2012 #20

'Most ... didn't come from US gun stores'--So there ARE foolproth methods to trace ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #16

Nothing is foolproof. aikoaiko Jun 2012 #18

Are there some captured guns that cannot be traced? Then that ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #19

Whether a gun originated as a legal civilian or government US firearm... OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #23

Not really his committee's juristiction Freddie Stubbs Jun 2012 #24