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IN March, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a challenge
to Nancy Pelosi. "The Democrats have said repeatedly that they blame the Republicans for no gun legislation," he said on his radio show. "Well, now they're in charge. Okay, stand up. And if not, I'm going to tell everybody."
Bloomberg, together with the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and allied groups, wants Congress to repeal the "Tiahrt amendment." They say that the amendment keeps local law enforcement from having access to gun-trace data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE). Gun-rights groups say that they favor letting local law enforcement have ...