The old joke that you can tell when a politician is lying when his lips move seems to always come to mind when Clinton makes public appearances. Of course, the President's appearance in Boston was no exception. Along with his usual claims that "gun control" is an effective response to violent crime, he also stated, in reference to the Brady Act, that "Congress passed it...but it had been vetoed by the previous President." The previous President, however, was President George Bush, who never vetoed anything resembling the Brady Act, as that bill did not pass Congress until Clinton was already in office. Clinton also claimed that "not a single hunter in America has been inconvenienced" by the Brady Act. Tell that to the thousands of law-abiding citizens who have attempted to lawfully purchase a firearm, only to be wrongfully denied or delayed by the National Instant Check System (NICS). It is very likely that many law-abiding hunters missed all or part of a hunting season because a NICS check resulted in an erroneous denial, leaving it up to the hunter to prove he is not prohibited from purchasing a hunting rifle, which certainly would seem a bit "inconvenient" to any person illegitimately denied his rights. When you contact your federal lawmakers, also be sure to remind them that NICS must be fixed, and they should work with NRA to ensure that the system operates fairly and efficiently, as it was originally intended. A comprehensive audit of NICS, conducted by the Congressional General Accounting Office (GAO) is due out in the next several weeks, which will offer the first independent review of NICS operations.
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