Barreling Toward Contempt? Issa to DOJ: Make Us an Offer
From oversight.house.gov. View the original letter here.
Issa to DOJ: Make Us an Offer
June 13, 2012
Comittee on Oversight & Government Reform
WASHINGTON – Today, Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking him to submit a proposal for how he intends to comply with the Committee’s subpoena in an effort to facilitate an agreement rendering the process of contempt unnecessary. The letter notes that the Oversight Committee, in order to accommodate a solution, has twice significantly narrowed the focus of documents it requires, but the Justice Department has neither accepted this offer nor made a counterproposal.
The text of the letter is below: Continue reading
MyGunDB GunLink Edition Software Helps Manage Firearms Collections
Popular firearms inventory system now available with a GunLink Twist! Still available to use for free!
The popular MyGunDB software is now available as MyGunDB GunLink Edition. This special edition offers all the great features of the original version plus a little extra, such as timely firearms industry news via direct access to GunLink tweets! Purchasing a registration key for the MyGunDB GunLink Edition also helps keep the lights on here at GunLink.
As you may recall from the GunLink interview with the developer during the 2012 SHOT Show, this partnership has been in the works for a while and it is finally ready to be unleashed on the world!
This firearms inventory system offers many features to help users manage their firearms collection digitally while meeting ATF digital bound book requirements. From casual collectors and firearms enthusiasts to FFL dealers with a large inventory, MyGunDB GunLink Edition will help keep your information safe, secure and organized. Continue reading
Oversight Committee to Consider Fast and Furious Contempt Report
From oversight.house.gov:
Advisory: Oversight Committee to Consider Operation Fast and Furious Contempt Report on June 20
June 11, 2012
Comittee on Oversight & Government Reform
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, June 20, 2012, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will convene to consider a report holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for his failure to produce documents specified in the Committee’s October 12, 2011, subpoena. Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa issued the following statement on the scheduling of a Committee vote on contempt:
“For over a year and a half, the House Oversight Committee, with Senator Chuck Grassley, has conducted a joint investigation of reckless conduct in Operation Fast and Furious. With the support of House leadership, the Republican Conference, and even some Democratic Members who have expressed concern to the White House over the Justice Department’s failure to cooperate, this investigation has yielded significant results. The Attorney General has acknowledged that the operation was fundamentally flawed and he has committed to take steps to ensure that it does not occur again. Evidence found in applications for wiretaps shows that although senior officials were given information about reckless tactics, they still signed affirmations that they had reviewed the investigation and determined that electronic surveillance of phones was necessary. Continue reading
Hot New Book Shows How To Create Working Firearm Replicas From LEGOs
GunLink recently got our hands on a copy of a brand new book by 17 year old British LEGO-whiz Jack Streat. Why am I talking about toy bricks on a firearms website? Because the book is LEGO® Heavy Weapons: Build Working Replicas of Four of the World’s Most Impressive Guns, an instruction manual on how to create realistic model firearms from a popular children’s toy.
If you like guns and you were ever a child with building blocks, chances are good that you may have fashioned those blocks into crude L-shaped “guns” to battle make-believe bank robbers or other bad guys. Rest assured that Jack’s creations are NOT those crude L-shaped chunks of plastic!
You may have already seen some of Streat’s creations on the internet; he posted his first LEGO gun online several years ago at the age of 13 and has kept it up ever since, sharing pictures, instructions, tips and videos which have been a big hit with LEGO enthusiasts and gun-geeks alike. His YouTube channel boast nearly 17 million views, including his working LEGO AK-47 with over 3.3 million views alone.
As if it weren’t plain enough just from looking at the pictures of Jack’s creations, the book’s introduction drives home the point that he clearly possesses a sharp, creative mind and sound engineering principles. Along with some of his personal background, the author describes his methods, extolling the benefits of modular design and detailing his use of CAD (computer aided design) software throughout the process.
In the book, Streat provides complete Continue reading
Daily Caller to Give Away a US Made Pistol Every Week Until 2012 Elections
Conservative news site The Daily Caller announces promotion in which they will give away a pistol every week until the November 6, 2012, Election Da
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Daily Caller CEO Neil Patel stated that “[l]ike most Americans outside Washington, DC, New York City and most of our nation’s news rooms, large numbers of Daily Caller readers love guns. These people are already looking to our new Guns and Gear section for the latest product reviews and Second Amendment news”
This promotion seems to be the perfect way to draw readers to the site’s new Guns and Gear section, which offers reviews of ammo, guns and gear as well as news from the firearms realm including CCW and self defense issues, firearms laws, survival and military topics.
The big prize, which comes in one of three colors and is engraved with our Bill of Rights, is a model 9C1 pistol from US Manufacturer FMK. According to FMK’s website, the 23oz double-action only (DAO) 9mm pistol features a 10+1 or 14+1 capacity, mag-out safety and seven interchangeable low-profile sights. The 100% American made FMK 9C1 (MSRP $400) is also California and Massachusetts approved.
For a chance to win, visit the Daily Caller Gun Giveaway page.
Glock, Inc. Continues its Support of Special Operations Forces with $100,000 Donation
Donation made to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) puts pistol manufacturer over $700,000 in total contributions
Left to Right: GLOCK VP Josh Dorsey, SOWF Scholarship Recipient Melinda Ruddess Petrignani and SOWF President Col. John T. Carney
Tampa, Fla. (GunLink) – Adding to its ongoing support of special operations forces (SOF), GLOCK, Inc. made a $100,000 donation yesterday to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) during the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) held in Tampa, Fla. The money will be used to directly support the families of fallen and wounded Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations personnel. The donation was made during a special presentation at the GLOCK exhibition booth at the Tampa Convention Center.
The Special Operations Warrior Foundation was founded in 1980 to provide support and assistance to personnel serving in the U.S. Special Operations Command. There are two major aspects to the Foundation’s mission. First is to provide a full college education to surviving children of fallen SOF personnel, and second is to provide immediate financial assistance and support to the family of severely wounded SOF personnel. Continue reading
