Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2013. As he drafts his first budget proposal since the Newtown shooting, a report released today by the Center for American Progress urges President Barack Obama to remove all of the unnecessary and dangerous gun riders from the fiscal year 2014 appropriations bill he will submit to Congress. Removing these riders, many of which originated at the behest of the National Rifle Association, has the potential to free the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other federal agencies to use their substantial knowledge and expertise to protect our communities from future gun-related tragedies.
