Dennis Olson
New member
FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- ``U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno is violating key provisions of federal law: her actions impose tremendous potential liability on federal law enforcement officers, by establishing illegal dossier-making practices against law-abiding gun owners, and invading the privacy of Americans.
The FBI is illegally keeping a registry of firearms transactions by retaining records generated by the National Instant Check System. The Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) has joined a lawsuit to stop this blatant violation of federal law,'' said James J. Fotis, executive director, LEAA.
LEAA's participation in this lawsuit is driven by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ's) decision to force federal officers to violate federal law related to the National Instant Check System (NICS) contained in the Brady Act. Section 103(i) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act provides that no federal agency may require the federal government, states or any other entity to record or transfer this information. Further, it forbids that such information be used to establish any system of registration of firearms, firearms owners or firearms transactions.
``Obviously, Janet Reno is in clear violation of the law by storing data on lawful gun buyers, and she is forcing law enforcement agents to be her pawns thereby also breaking the law. No one is above the law in America -- especially not Attorney General Reno -- yet she is ignoring the law for shear political reasons. She is illegally and unconstitutionally creating a national registry of gun owners, rather than focusing on prosecuting violent criminals who use guns illegally,'' said Fotis.
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The FBI is illegally keeping a registry of firearms transactions by retaining records generated by the National Instant Check System. The Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) has joined a lawsuit to stop this blatant violation of federal law,'' said James J. Fotis, executive director, LEAA.
LEAA's participation in this lawsuit is driven by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ's) decision to force federal officers to violate federal law related to the National Instant Check System (NICS) contained in the Brady Act. Section 103(i) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act provides that no federal agency may require the federal government, states or any other entity to record or transfer this information. Further, it forbids that such information be used to establish any system of registration of firearms, firearms owners or firearms transactions.
``Obviously, Janet Reno is in clear violation of the law by storing data on lawful gun buyers, and she is forcing law enforcement agents to be her pawns thereby also breaking the law. No one is above the law in America -- especially not Attorney General Reno -- yet she is ignoring the law for shear political reasons. She is illegally and unconstitutionally creating a national registry of gun owners, rather than focusing on prosecuting violent criminals who use guns illegally,'' said Fotis.
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The link:
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a38d109c347f5.htm