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To: Bald Eagle who wrote (208478)	12/10/2001 3:00:20 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Dear Baldy, Guess what? No Experts who disagree with Ashcroft are mentioned here: Unless the laws are changed. washingtonpost.com But I did find these experts mentioned. Justice spokeswoman Mindy Tucker said law enforcement authorities may consult the records of buyers who have been disqualified from purchasing a gun. She said the department believes that other customers' records, which include addresses and gun store locations, are off-limits. and But the next day, Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh ruled that continued use of the records was prohibited by law. In October, the FBI sought to check a smaller list of names against the gun purchase documents and was again refused, the spokesman said. And Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Ashcroft's positionl eft him feeling "a little befuddled." tom watson tosiwmee

To: Bald Eagle who wrote (208478)	12/10/2001 3:21:57 PM
From: Srexley	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Now I have seen your next post. Interesting article, and thanks for posting. The following excerpt is an example of why I feel that this would be rather easy to verify: "Ashcroft said the law does not allow investigators to review the federal records created when a buyer applies to purchase a weapon at a gun store" Let's see that law, and we can see who is telling the truth. My GUESS is that he is telling truth because the article mainly goes on to say that he should "change" it rather than he is wrong about it: "Ari Fleischer said the administration is following a regulation signed in January by Attorney General Janet Reno, who ruled that records can be used only to audit the background check system. Such regulations are easily changed, countered Clinton administration officials and other critics"