The PA Attorney General, Josh Shapiro, calls for more Gun Regulations,,, as his office appears to violate regulations already in place!?
BELLEVUE, WA – -(Ammoland.com)- Pennsylvania State House Speaker Bryan D. Cutler has advised a group of gun rights organizations including the Second Amendment Foundation that he is “reviewing all allowable actions at the disposal of the General Assembly” in reaction to a call for an investigation following what appears to have been a violation of various state and federal gun laws in a recent NBC hidden camera report on “ghost guns.”
The undercover report involved NBC reporter Vaughn Hillyard and the office of Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in which Hillyard purchased two P80 firearm kits. He subsequently enlisted help from agents with the AG’s office to complete the “80% kits” turning them into fully functional firearms. The finished guns were fired on camera.
Responding to the investigation request, Speaker Cutler said the matter could be referred to the House Government Oversight Committee, or SAF could also pursue action from the U.S. Department of Justice, because it involves alleged violation of federal gun laws.
“At present,” Speaker Cutler wrote, “I am reviewing all allowable actions at the disposal of the General Assembly regarding this issue. Again, I want to thank you for bringing this important issue to my attention.”
“We’re delighted that Speaker Cutler is taking this matter seriously,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “When this apparent ‘sting’ was first brought to our attention, we were stunned that anyone from a responsible news organization would try for such sensationalism. Only a full investigation can determine whether, and to what degree, state and federal laws were violated.”
The NBC report aired on March 17. It was first exposed by AmmoLand News journalist John Crump, who covers the firearms industry.
“Just because you’re a reporter, you do not enjoy any special privilege to violate the law,” Gottlieb observed. “We’re indebted to Speaker Cutler for outlining the authority, and the limitations, of the House of Representatives when it comes to investigations, and especially for providing other options that are available.
“We certainly intend to pursue this matter, wherever the path takes us,” he said. “This kind of nonsense may look good during a news broadcast, but the glimmer wears off fast if there is a criminal violation that may be prosecuted.”
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The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing, and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 700,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
dude how the hell is this going to stop criminals from obtaining firearms? please enlighten me/us. if you can answer that question i will give you an up vote. prior to 1968 serial numbers weren’t even required on firearms. i know the number of “ghost guns” proclaimed by government agents is a lie. you sound like a leftist, “if it will save one child”. do you expect the federal government to do the right thing? obey the laws they force us to obey? your last paragraph is close to correct, government is the problem! our government has been so perverted… Read more »
I hope to see the clowns at NBC prosecuted but in reality I will not hold my hand on my butt waiting for this to occur as it will become attached. Still waiting to see Alec Baldwin charged and prosecuted for his firearm negligence .
The notion that perps would go through the efforts to construct guns from parts, when fully formed guns are readily available on the black market, or that they can steal them, is ridiculous. Yes, there will be the rare case of such, just as any other rare exception.
I guess he received a few complaints from citizens such as myself. And no doubt, these citizens were added to another hit list for Govt.retaliation at a later date. We’ll see how far this goes with a prosecution.Will it be the criminals or citizens ? .
The time has come to address who are the real criminals, say it ain’t so it is those who are elected in one party or another. Most politicians are backed by people who want change in their political agenda. When their candidate is elected they then appoint judges district attorneys fill government offices begin to control the police using lawyers all done with and for money. Here are some wonderful quotes The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. — Tacitus, 55-120 AD, Roman historian You can’t get rich in politics unless you’re a crook. — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] Democracy substitutes… Read more »