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‘Real News’: The Eric Holder Factor in Gun Control Negotiations

Jan. 10, 2013 9:05pm Christopher Santarelli

Despite a series of run-ins with Republicans in the House and his involvement in the Operation Fast & Furious scandal, it was announced Wednesday that United States Attorney General Eric Holder would stay on for President Obama’s second term.The news comes as the long-time NRA foe has been taking a prominent role with Vice President Joe Biden in the White House task force on gun control.

The NRA petitioned for the firing of Eric Holder from the Attorney General post during the Fast & Furious investigation, and was expected by some conservatives to have put up a strong fight against Holder’s original nomination given his history hostility towards gun rights.

Holder signed a brief to the Supreme Court in 2007 arguing that “the Second Amendment does not protect firearms possession or use that is unrelated to participation in a well-regulated militia,” and as the U.S. attorney for Washington D.C. in 1990s he implemented a series of strict gun-reform measures known as “Operation Cease-Fire.” Recently uncovered video from 1995 shows Holder saying people should be ashamed to own guns, just the way cigarette smokers now “cower outside of buildings” to smoke.

On ‘Real News‘ Thursday the panel discussed what role Holder could have in the recently elevated national discusion on gun control:

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SGT Rock
Posted on January 14, 2013 at 5:52pm
Heck, I guess we will have to move to Afghanistan, least there I have a right to own a true assault rifle not these nerfed semi auto rifles.

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cmdorsey
Posted on January 12, 2013 at 10:36am
As college student, Eric Holder participated in ‘armed’ takeover of former Columbia University ROTC office

http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/30/as-college-sophomore-eric-holder-participated-in-armed-takeover-of-former-columbia-university-rotc-office/#ixzz2HjkaidJz

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casventures
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 3:11pm
Holder against guns?? Why did he allow 2500 guns go to Mexico with no way to track them?
Anyone who wants guns jst has to go to Mexico and get them.

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JEANNIEMAC
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 12:40pm
http://www.fieldandstream.com/forums/hunting/dick-act-1902-cant-be-repealed-gun-control-forbidden-protection-against-tyrannical-go
This 1902 law forbids any gun control laws, and it can’t be repealed.

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jrcess
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 11:11am
Holder should be in jail for handing out guns to the most dangerous criminals in the world, the Mexican Cartel.

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jessieH
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 10:09am
So, if everyone is brainwashed to hate guns, who will protect this Nation in the future? The government? After the mess they have made, the destruction they have caused, do you trust them to do ANYTHING to help this country?

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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 9:58am
Bah Humbug

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danger08
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 8:05am
This guy should be in jail…

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What the Heck
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 7:45am
Since his early days wanting to “brainwash” people about how bad guns are, we got what we voted for. Obama and his gang of commies against the Constitution.

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PatriotSunDevil
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 5:23am
What happened to the A Hole Der leaving? Nothing is truthful about these people.

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RaydocX
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 3:17am
So, fast and furious, Libya, and Syria are appropriate for American money to buy fully automatic weapons and to be given away, but here law abiding citizens should not?

Nice double standard, there.

Molon labe

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ECOMCON
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 2:08am
Meet the new boss.

Same as the old boss.

Won’t get fooled again!!!!

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- barber2
  Posted on January 11, 2013 at 10:25am
  Interesting core that never leaves : Valerie and Eric. Am sure Van is actively lurking in the shadows along with the rest of the Chicago radical crowd.
  
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