When local officials started declaring their counties to be Second Amendment sanctuaries, the idea that they might have held any degree of communications with the NRA or other gun rights groups beforehand was a serious accusation. You see, public officials aren’t supposed to use their office to advance special interests, at least in theory. Especially when we’re talking about taxpayer money.
Well, they’re not supposed to unless they’re pushing a media-approved position.
It seems that the Democratic nominee for president, in her office as vice president, is accused of doing something just like that. Plus she, along with the ATF, are stonewalling a House investigation looking into it.
Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning on what she characterizes as a record of a tough former prosecutor. But a White House office she has “overseen” may have focused less on gun crimes and more on targeting a legal gun manufacturer.
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee says the Biden-Harris administration is stonewalling an investigation into potential “collusion” with a gun control group founded by billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to boost Chicago’s lawsuit against Glock Inc.
Since June, neither the White House nor the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, better known as the ATF, has responded to multiple inquiries from the committee.
The ATF missed its most recent deadline to respond to the committee on Wednesday, Aug. 28.
“The American people should be very concerned that, rather than prosecuting criminals, the Biden-Harris White House is colluding with anti-Second Amendment groups, and rather than responding to serious congressional requests with transparency, the White House is choosing to not comply with our request,” Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., told Fox News Digital.
The committee has been investigating the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention’s communications with the Everytown for Gun Safety regarding a lawsuit by the city of Chicago against Glock, a firearms manufacturer.
The controversy could also play into the presidential race.
In September 2023, a White House press release announced, “The new Office of Gun Violence Prevention will be overseen by Vice President Harris, who has been a key leader in the Biden-Harris Administration’s effort to end our nation’s gun violence epidemic.” Biden named Stefanie Feldman director of the office.
And let’s understand, Glock isn’t accused of failing to conduct background checks or selling guns to unlicensed dealers for distribution. They’re being sued because someone made an aftermarket accessory that has been illegal in this country since it was developed and Glock didn’t completely upend their proven design so that the accessory wouldn’t work anymore.
It’s insane.
Imagine people modifying vehicles illegally, for a moment. Let’s say they removed their emissions control systems for a second. This is an illegal modification under the Clean Air Act that many do for a variety of reasons, but it’s still illegal.
This is akin to suing auto manufacturers for not designing cars so people can’t do that…which is probably now on the table since I mentioned it.
So yeah, the lawsuit is stupid.
But it’s worse if the ATF and the Office of Gun Violence Prevention–an office overseen by Vice President Harris–colluded with Chicago officials to make happen. This is an assault on a company that isn’t accused of breaking any law. No one is saying Glock violated any rule or regulation. So why did our tax dollars go toward trying to punish them for something they’re not legally required to do?
Moreover, if this move was so righteous, why isn’t the ATF and the Office complying with the House investigation into their alleged collusion?
No, they did some shady stuff and know it and are hoping to keep the American people from knowing because this is yet another bit of evidence to show that it’s not about guns in illegal hands, but about punishing law-abiding firearm manufacturers for stuff that happens outside of the realm of their control.
It really is time to defund the ATF and abolition the Office of Gun Violence Prevention.
