Holder's pronouncements got quick attention-and dismissal-from Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Perhaps mindful of the losses suffered by Democrats voting for gun control issues, including a semi-auto ban, during the first Clinton Administration, Pelosi told "The Hill" newspaper that new anti-gun initiatives are not on the table, and that the better strategy would be to enforce existing laws.
April 1, 2009 GUN WEEK
SCOTUS HANDS BLOOMBERG DEFEAT
In a stinging defeat for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and gun control advocates seeking to hold firearms manufacturers liable for crimes committed with guns, the US Supreme Court rejected the city's request to continue a lawsuit that was filed nine years ago.
The court also declined to hear a similar case out of Washington, D.C.
April 1, 2009 GUN WEEK
