H.R. 5005: A Public Health Hazard ; It Would Be a Felony for a Police Chief to Share Gun-Trace Data with a Chief in Another State.

Portland Press Herald › August 08, 2006

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If a police chief in another state discovered that guns sold by a specific firearms dealer were being used to commit crimes in Maine, shouldn't he be able to notify his counterpart?

Most citizens would say that's a no-brainer. But a bill working its way though Congress would make it a felony for law enforcement officers to share crime-gun trace data with each other.

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H.R. 5005: A Public Health Hazard ; It Would Be a Felony for a Police Chief to Share Gun-Trace Data with a Chief in Another State.

That this bill, HR 5005, is even up for discussion is both a testament to the power of the gun lobby and an indict...

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