Posted on 12/01/2011 9:53:20 AM PST by ThinkingBuddha
The final conference report on the combined Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture, Commerce/Justice/Science (CJS) and Transportation/Housing/Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bills—also known as the “Mini-Bus,” was passed by both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate, and has been signed into law.
One of the most important ways that Congress has protected the Second Amendment is through a number of general provisions included in various appropriations bills.......it contains 12 provisions that strengthen the Second Amendment and protect the American people.
Specifically, the conference report makes PERMANENT the following protections:
Firearms Database/National Gun Registry Prohibition....
Former Firearms Dealers Information Retrieval Prohibition....
Information Gathering Prohibition/24-Hour Destruction of Records....
Prohibit Funding for “Gun Walking” Operations....
Shotgun Importation Protections. Prohibits the Department of Justice from requiring imported shotguns to meet a “sporting purposes”....
Curio and Relic Definition. A prohibition on the use of funds to change the definition of a “curio or relic.”......
Physical Inventory Prohibition.......
Business Activity. A prohibition on the use of funds to deny a Federal Firearms License (FFL) or renewal of an FFL on the basis of low business activity....
Firearms Trace Data Disclaimer. A requirement that any trace data released must include a disclaimer stating such trace data cannot be used to draw broad conclusion about firearms-related crime.....
Firearms Parts Export to Canada. A prohibition on the use of funds to require an export license for small firearms parts valued at less than $500 for export to Canada....
Importation of Curios and Relics. A prohibition on the use of funds to arbitrarily deny importation of qualifying curio and relic firearms....
Transfer of BATFE Authority. A prohibition on the use of funds to transfer any duty or responsibility of the BATFE to any other agency or department.....
(Excerpt) Read more at nraila.org ...
Hmmm, I wonder if this means we can once again import those surplus M1A1's that Øbozo banned ;-)
The only things permanent are death and taxes. These rights-stealing clowns can change it if they get the votes.
Passing this and having the ATF actually obey the law are two different things. They are the leo version of the IRS, thieves and thugs with a badge, only difference than street gangs.
Only to be completely ignored by holder, obozo and all of their goons.
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