On 12 July, the House Appropriations Committee successfully blocked gun-control advocates from gaining access to gun-purchasing data restricted by the Tiahrt amendment. The 2004 amendment, which Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) had sought to unravel, protects the privacy of law-abiding gun owners by restricting disclosure of federal records of gun purchases to third parties.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court may hear an appeal by the city government of Washington, DC, in a major test case on the meaning of the Second Amendment—specifically, whether it protects one’s right to have guns in the home. The city will be defending what they deem to be the “constitutionality” of their local gun-control law, the strictest in the nation. After all, it worked so well when it was in effect.
Also, the Labor Department published a notice in the 17 July Federal Register announcing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) “proposes to revise the explosives and blasting-agents standard.” Their absurd recent proposal sought to classify ammunition and various reloading supplies indiscriminately as explosives, which would have dried up ammo sales. After the massive response from gun owners, it’s no wonder that OSHA is putting the safety back on a bad idea.
SOURCE; PATRIOT POST
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