FROM NAGR
President’s nominee likely to continue Eric Holder’s attacks on Second Amendment
Fredericksburg, Va. – The National Association for Gun Rights is calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and members of the U.S. Senate to block a vote on Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee to succeed outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder.
NAGR’s opposition comes as the gun group delivers nearly 200,000 fax petitions to U.S. Senators collected online from members and supporters expressing concerns Loretta Lynch may continue Eric Holder’s anti-gun efforts to restrict law-abiding citizens access to firearms and ammunition.
“Lynch has refused to answer direct questions about gun rights and dodged questions about the Justice Department’s gun smuggling scheme Fast and Furious,” said NAGR President Dudley Brown, “given her close personal and professional ties to this lawless administration, gun owners fully expect her to be Eric Holder 2.0.”
In addition to her lack of transparency during the Senate’s vetting process, gun owner’s opposition is also fueled by Lynch’s record as a New York federal prosecutor, where she regularly used Civil Asset Forfeiture to cease private property without due process.
“Civil asset forfeiture forces law-abiding individuals to hire lawyers and prove their innocence to get their unconstitutionally seized property back, a process used to attack the rights gun owners all too often,” said NAGR President Dudley Brown, “Lynch’s support of this scam is reason enough for gun owners to oppose her.”
Senator McConnell had suggested last week that the full Senate could take up the nomination as early as this week. That timeline may be delayed while the Senate finishes debating an anti-trafficking bill.
Download a PDF of this release: http://www.nagr.org/pdf/PR_Loretta _Lynch_Petition.pdf
