Obama's Executive Action on Stolen Guns Already the Law

The lame-duck leftist totalitarian freak Barack Obama rules by fiat and the latest questionable executive orders pushing more gun control are no exception.  First a short article from TheHill:

Gun dealers must report stolen weapons, feds say

Gun dealers will soon be required to report lost and stolen firearms to the federal government. 

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on Monday published new rules requiring gun dealers to report firearms that are stolen from their property. The requirements will extend to firearms that go missing in transit to a customer. Such weapons are linked to more than 1,300 crimes each year, according to the ATF. 

Gun dealers must also notify the local authorities in addition to the ATF. They will have two days to report the missing weapons. If a federal firearms licensee later finds the guns, they must once again notify the agency. 

The ATF proposed similar rules in 2000 and 2014 but did not put them in place.
The reporting requirements are part of President Obama’s gun control push, which he launched last week with an emotional speech from the White House. 

Citing inaction in Congress, Obama announced a series of executive actions on guns, including expanding the definition of gun dealer so that people selling weapons online or at gun shows will also be required to conduct background checks. 

The rule on reporting gun thefts, which was also part of Obama's announcement, goes into effect in 30 days.

Now, from the ATF's website. 

Report Firearms Theft or Loss

Any Federal Firearms Licensee who has knowledge of the theft or loss of any firearms from their inventory must report such theft or loss within 48 hours of discovery to ATF and to the local law enforcement agency. (Regulations at 27 CFR § 478.39a and implementing section 923(g)(6) require that the report of theft or loss be made by telephone and in writing to ATF).
Upon discovery of any theft or loss of any of your firearms:

First, call your local law enforcement agency to report the theft or loss. Contacting the local law enforcement authorities is essential to the quick recovery of firearms taken in a crime. If the firearms are unaccounted for during inventory, you should make it clear to the authorities that there is no evidence of a crime and that the disposition of these firearms is unknown and may stem from a record keeping error.

Second, call the ATF’s Stolen Firearms Program Manager toll free at 1-888-930-9275. They can also assist in the preparation of the Theft / Loss Report for submission. ATF will work with the local law enforcement authorities investigating the theft.

Third, complete the report form (ATF Form 3310.11) and attach any continuation sheets necessary (ATF Form 3310.11A) and mail it to ATF’s National Tracing Center. Be sure to submit the original form(s) to ATF and retain copies for your records.

Fourth, complete the report form (ATF Form 3310.6) (INTERSTATE) for firearms missing in shipment; reports can be taken by either party, the Shipper, Consignee/Receiver or the Carrier.
Normal Business Hours are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time
Email or Fax your 3310.11 (Theft/Loss) or 3310.6 (Interstate):
Email: stolenfirearmsprogrammanager@atf.gov(link sends e-mail)
1) Fax at 304-260-3676 (Avaya Email) or
2) Fax at 304-260-3671 (Regular Fax) 

**** ATF does not take reports of stolen firearms from private citizens: 

If you are an individual needing assistance in obtaining a serial number for a firearm, ATF is unable to assist private citizens in locating serial numbers as there is no national registration system. One of the following options may assist you:
1. Contact the firearms dealer where you purchased the firearm.
2. If the firearms dealer is out of business and your inquiry is in reference to a stolen firearm, contact your local police department. It is possible they will submit a request to the National Tracing Center for a Records Search Request assuming the circumstances are connected to a bona fide criminal investigation.
3. Contact your state firearms registration office if your state has one.
If you are a law enforcement agency and require assistance in obtaining a serial number for a firearm reported stolen by an individual, your request must be in writing. A search of the Out of Business Records can be obtained for a bona fide criminal investigation. Send the request on letterhead/fax, with your ORI along with your name and case number. You must also provide the name of the dealer, time frame of purchase, firearm information and all the purchaser information including any identifiers. Your request can be faxed to 800-578-7223, attention Record Search Requests.
Last Reviewed June 12, 2015

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Strange that the Commander in Chief and his advisers don't know that this requirement is in place already.  Well, of course he does, but as MIT's Jonathan Gruber pointed out, the Democratiic party relies on the stupidity of their voters/supporters to keep them in power. . 

Former Head of Local FBI Office Opposes Obama's ATF Nominee B. Todd Jones

Former Minneapolis FBI director attacks Jones' ATF nomination

 Article by: DAN BROWNING and PAUL MCENROE , Star Tribune staff writers Updated: January 31, 2013 - 10:20 PM

Former head of local FBI office, in letter to Senate panel, denounced work of U.S. attorney. 

"A former director of the Minneapolis FBI office sent a letter this week to members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee denouncing B. Todd Jones' performance as U.S. attorney in Minnesota as they prepare to consider his nomination to director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

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Donald E. Oswald, 54, a self-declared Democrat and supporter of President Obama, said he felt "morally compelled" to alert the committee about what he describes as Jones' "atrocious professional reputation within the federal law enforcement community" in Minnesota.

"He was, and still remains, a significant impediment for federal law enforcement to effectively protect the citizens of Minnesota from violent gang, drug and gun activities," Oswald wrote in an eight-page, single-spaced letter.

Oswald said he decided to go public with his concerns because active law enforcement officers in Minnesota are afraid to do so. "What I hope would happen is that the Senate would subpoena some of these people to come in and talk," Oswald said in a telephone interview from his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Jones declined a request for comment Thursday.

Minnesota's U.S. senators, Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, both sit on the Judiciary Committee and said that they would review Jones' record and all information provided to it during the nomination process.
"As a former prosecutor, Sen. Klobuchar takes enforcement of violent crimes very seriously. She had a positive working relationship with Mr. Jones on these issues when she was Hennepin County attorney and knows they are important to him as well," said Brigit Helgen, her spokeswoman.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said in a statement that "Mr. Oswald provides some very disturbing allegations in his letter that we'll be looking into. I hope others, who Mr. Oswald mentioned, will not be intimidated to talk with us about [Jones'] leadership skills and his ability to run an agency that is in disarray."
Asked Thursday about Jones' leadership, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman gave a positive review. "My dealings with him have been first rate," he said. "He's treated us fairly."

Office decisions questioned

A number of state and federal law enforcement officers have complained privately for at least a year about the handling of drug, gun and violent crime cases by the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota.
Oswald oversaw FBI operations in Minnesota and the Dakotas as special agent in charge of the Minneapolis Division from May 2011 through May 2012, when he retired to practice law in Florida.
In an interview in December, however, Jones characterized the complaints as a reaction to his decision to shift priorities away from street-level crimes to more complex crimes involving drug cartels and to time-consuming white-collar crimes and terrorism cases.
Oswald disputed that in his letter to the committee and included charts that he said showed "Mr. Jones' statistical accomplishments for FY 2012 are down in every category."

Jeanne Cooney, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota, responded with a chart that she says shows prosecutors in the office working longer hours.
"So while the number of defendants has gone down, work years have gone up substantially," she said. "Less easy cases, more harder cases."
Oswald's letter further criticizes Jones for his support of Assistant U.S. Attorney Carol Kayser, 51, the daughter of one of his mentors at the Minneapolis law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, where Jones had been a partner, and a major financial contributor to Democratic politicians. Kayser came to the office in 2008 from the U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta.

Jones appointed Kayser as head of the violent crime and drug section after she worked in the office for less than a year, Oswald said. He said she lacked management experience and while he was running the FBI's office in Minneapolis, he received numerous complaints about her "abrasive interactions" with agents and their supervisors, who described her as antagonistic and inconsistent in her reasons for rejecting cases.
"I've come to believe that Ms. Kayser is single-handedly responsible for the disenfranchisement and destruction of relationships between the [U.S. attorney's office] and the federal agencies involved with guns and drugs," Oswald's letter says.
He said that he and his counterparts in other federal agencies complained to Jones at their monthly meetings, but Jones reacted defensively and "vehemently" defended Kayser.
Oswald concluded that Jones did so because he was close to her father, Thomas C. Kayser, 75. Campaign finance records on file with OpenSecrets.org show that Thomas Kayser and his family members have given more than $352,500 to Democrats since 1990.

Kayser and his wife, Marlene, have given more than $17,000 to Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. They gave $14,464 to Klobuchar between 2006 and 2011, and $1,000 to Franken in 2012. Carol Kayser gave $340 to Obama in 2011. "It's evident that Jones protects Ms. Kayser at all cost to ingratiate favor with others in the Democratic Party," Oswald wrote.
The U.S. attorney's office declined to make Kayser available for comment.
Thomas Kayser, a former managing partner at Robins Kaplan, said Thursday he had no knowledge of the complaints about Jones or his daughter. But he said he's known Jones for 10 years and considers him the right kind of person to run the U.S. attorney's office or the ATF.
"I've seen Todd in very difficult situations. He handles them beautifully," Kayser said.
He said his political contributions had nothing to do with Jones being appointed U.S. attorney and noted that his daughter was already working in the office when Jones was sworn in for his second stint at U.S. attorney.
Kayser said Oswald's remarks about his daughter were offensive. Kayser said his daughter was one of five people who made the final cut for a federal magistrate judge position in Atlanta. "I think that's pretty impressive. I'm very proud."
Big cases rejected?

Oswald's letter supports complaints by a number of law enforcement sources that Jones and Kayser refused to prosecute criminal operations over the past two years despite wiretap evidence and seizures of drugs, recovered firearms and large amounts of cash.
Since the FBI Safe Streets Task Force was formed about two years ago, agents and local law enforcement have brought at least 10 large conspiracy cases to the office and then had them turned down for federal prosecution, according to people with direct knowledge of those cases.
Jones said in an earlier interview that some cases were rejected for further investigation. Cooney said the task force has had problems recognized by an independent review.
At least three of the rejected cases involved widespread gang activity in St. Paul.
Oswald's letter cites one case in which starting in 2010 investigators bought more than 16 pounds of methamphetamine, recovered at least $500,000 and proved the connection to the La Familia Michoacan. The case was prosecuted in October by the Hennepin County attorney's office, and Pedro Ayala was sentenced in December to 30 years in state prison, the longest drug sentence in state history. The remaining 19 defendants are being tried by the county attorney.

The case left agents and attorneys bitter and mistrustful when Jones and Kayser reportedly defended their actions by saying investigators had originally "undersold" the case, according to Oswald and other investigators.
Cooney, at the U.S. attorney's office, said the investigators firmed up their investigation before taking it to Hennepin County. The case might well have been accepted had they referred it again for federal prosecution, she said.
Freeman acknowledged that his office has taken on some of those cases, "but I understand offices have their own priorities."
He noted that Jones made a priority of the $3.65 billion fraud case against Tom Petters and other big white-collar crime cases.
"I can't argue with his priorities," he said

 B Todd Jones Whistle Blower Video

Injustice and Intimidation - Politics and Patronage at DOJ

U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones and Eric Holder

Saint Anthony Village Intimidated by Eric Holder's DOJ in Election Year Distraction

 The  Link to a previous blog is a lot more background on the namesake of the Abu-Huraira Islamic Center, the Hamas linked CAIR and Islam in general. The manufactured issue of the "racist" denial of the zoning EXEMPTION (A.K.A. EXCEPTION) for their project made it straight to the Federal Government. I had to wonder what kind of lawyer thinks that the Local and State governments lack the power, integrity and ability to govern their affairs. Why does the terror-linked CAIR and the ACLU seem to have so much sway over the Eric Holder Justice Department in an election year?  Pay attention to Eric Holder’s law firm and Guantanamo detainees  Why would the US Attorney  B. Todd Jones, interim ATF chief during the Fast and Furious Coverup participate in this election year media event?  Pandering to their coalition under the guise of  "social justice" and distracting the public's attention away from Fast and Furious in this election year is more than plausible. Who is B. Todd Jones?  First, the background on the Islamic Center.







U.S. Attorney Looks into Mosque Denial in St. Anthony Village
Updated: 06/21/2012 7:50 AM
Created: 06/20/2012 9:36 PM KSTP
By: Jay Kolls
"5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has learned the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota is now looking into a permit denial for an Islamic Center.
Last week, the Village of St. Anthony denied a group of Muslims a conditional use permit to open the Islamic Center and mosque. The city council said the Islamic Center did not meet zoning requirements.
But, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS obtained an email written by U.S. Attorney for Minnesota B. Todd Jones that says he has assigned an attorney to review St. Anthony's decision to make sure it was not an act of discrimination. The Feds are interested in this case because St. Anthony's Planning Commission voted 5-1 to approve the permit. Then, just before the city council's vote, the city changed its zoning ordinance and the council then voted, 4-1, to deny the permit. We are told the Feds want to know why the Council made a last minute change in the zoning ordinance before the vote was taken.
City officials in St. Anthony declined comment because there is possible litigation with this case. The U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed they are looking into the matter but also declined to comment."
(The Highlighted part of the story is oddly worded and unexplained. A strange and suspect addition to the story.)
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Background: The reporting of the story on 6/12/2012  11:05 pm

"The St. Anthony City Council has voted down a conditional use permit that would have allowed a former Medtronic building to be used for an Islamic center.Tuesday evening's 4-1 vote against the permit came after a roughly two and a half hour hearing that drew nearly 100 people, most of them against the project. 

The Abu-Huraira Islamic Center had requested a conditional use permit that would have allowed them to move into the first floor of the former Medtronic building, located off of Old Highway 8. The building is currently zoned light industrial and city code only lets places of worship exist in residential areas.

The city issued a four-month moratorium to study the zoning issue, prompting the Council on American Islamic Relations to accuse the council of intentionally slowing the process due to community opposition.
City officials say it is strictly a zoning issue because keeping the property as industrial would generate more taxes for the city.
Ahead of Tuesday's hearing, an attorney for the Islamic center said the group could file a lawsuit against the city for discrimination if the permit isn't approved.
The permit had previously been approved by the city's Planning Commission." Council Votes Down Permit for Islamic Center in St. Anthony 

 Snail Mail or Speed Dial?  6/13/2012
On Wednesday, the executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking for an investigation into the decision.
The group attributes the decision to discrimination, citing anti-Muslim comments made by some residents at Tuesday's council meeting.
City officials, meanwhile, say the issue is strictly about zoning, as keeping the property as industrial would generate more taxes for the city.
City code only lets places of worship exist in residential areas. Group Calls for Investigation into Denial of Islamic Center Permit

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 B. Todd Jones

Who is  B. Todd Jones ?

"The Senate has confirmed alumnus B. Todd Jones ('83) as U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota. He was nominated by President Barack Obama on June 4, 2009, and will replace acting U.S. Attorney Frank Magill, who was appointed in January 2008 to fill the position after Rachel Paulose resigned.

Jones has already served in this capacity, from 1998 when he was recommended by then-Senator Paul Wellstone, until the end of January 2001. He was the first black U.S. Attorney in Minnesota history."
"Jones was a senior associate attorney at Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly from 1989-92 and a managing partner at Greene Espel from l994-97"
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Does the recommendation of  B. Todd Jones by Paul Wellstone , a well-known progressive poser and state campaign chair for the laughable Jesse Jackson in 1988, show more lack of fairness, ethics and judgement by Wellstone in his eagerness to appoint the "first black MN U.S. Attorney" Of course it does. Paul Wellstone couldn't even keep his own pledge on term-limits.

Detailed information on B. Todd Jones is lacking, but we do have this article that shows that he is NOT impartial on Islam and the community Countering Violent Extremism through Community-Based Approaches. by B. Todd Jones, U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
In fact, it is community activism and social justice with the full power of the Federal Government. Justice with an agenda measured in election results. Has the pandering and outreach to the Somali community been effective?  Hardly.

Most counts of contempt in Minn. terror case nixed  

"MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has thrown out 19 of 20 contempt-of-court citations against a Minnesota woman convicted of funneling money to terrorists in Somalia.

The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed the first contempt charge against Amina Farah Ali, a Muslim, who refused to stand for the judge and jury early on in her trial last October, saying it is prohibited by her religion"

Somali Sex Trafficking Case Finishes With Split Verdict: 3 Convicted, 6 Acquitted
 A Tennessee federal jury split its verdict Friday against nine people accused of operating a sex trafficking ring across three states run mostly by Somali refugee gang members, convicting three men and acquitting six. The defendants are among 30 who were indicted in the case that spans from Minnesota to Ohio and Tennessee

Minneapolis helps Muslim businesses follow Sharia law
 "Since December 2006, the city of Minneapolis, in partnership with the African Development Center, has given out 54 loans in a way that is compliant with Islamic law"

Another Somalia suicide bomber may have Minneapolis ties
 If authorities verify his identity, he would become the third identified Minnesotan to have died as a suicide bomber in Somalia. About 20 young men from Minnesota are thought to have traveled to that war-torn nation in the past few years to join the fighting, and Ali's death would mark the 10th death of a Minnesotan there. 10/31/2011
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The Obama Administration and leftists are not about the Constitution, sovereignty, liberty or the rule of law. Ruling by fiat, mandate and intimidation are the means to their ends. The leftists alliance with Islami-fascism is no longer a hidden secret. Iran and Occupy Wall Street - Fascism and Marxism Ally     The complicit old media backs the progressive narrative and agenda Half-Truths and Half the Story - Local News Bias at KSTP


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