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47 Davis, delighted … Rex Davis, interview.
48 The NRA went so far … Davidson, Under Fire, 50; Representative John D. Dingell, testimony. Proposed Dissolution of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms special hearing, Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, February 23, 1982, 245–46.
49 “We often hear …” G. R. Dickerson, director, BATF, testimony, Firearms hearing, 72.
50 At the same hearing … Firearms Enforcement Efforts of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms hearing, Subcommittee on Crime, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, July 2, 1980, 139–50.
51 That month … Davidson, Under Fire, 50.
52 At a February … Representative John D. Dingell, testimony, Dissolution hearing, 245–47, 249, 252.
53 The Gun Owners … Lawrence D. Pratt, testimony. Proposed Dissolution of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms special hearing, Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, February 22, 1982, 146.
54 Neal Knox, head … Neal Knox, testimony. Proposed Dissolution of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms special hearing, Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, March 8, 1982, 324.
55 The NRA’s turnabout … Representative William J. Hughes, testimony. Enforcement Efforts of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms hearing, Subcommittee on Crime, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, May 4, 1982, 2.
56 “The NRA realized …” Davidson, Under Fire, 52.
57 “Some of the things …” Bernard La Forest, BATF, interview.
58 The bill banned … “Congress Relaxes Federal Gun Control Laws,” Congressional Quarterly Almanac (1986): 82–85.
59 Before the act … Ibid., 84.
60 Representative Hughes said … Ibid., 84.
61 “I don’t know …” Rex Davis, interview.
62 From 1988 … “Firearms and Explosives: Information and Observations on ATF Law Enforcement Operations,” GAO, June 1993, 44–45.
63 “These are safe …” Rex Davis, interview.
64 From 1975 through … “Firearms Program License Application Data,” BATF, 1975–1990.
65 In 1990, for example … “Firearms Program Inspection Activity,” BATF, 1990.
66 But revocation can be … Al’s Loan Office vs. U.S. Dept. of Treasury, 738 F. Supp. 221 (E.D. Mich. 1990), May 7, 1990.
67 In fiscal 1991 … “Cases in Select Categories: Firearms Enforcement,” BATF, fiscal year 1991.
68 On July 1, 1989 … Special Agent Edward Wetterman, affidavit. U.S. vs. Carroll Landis Brown, U.S. District Court, Baltimore. Case: HM-91–0010, 2.
69 He advertised … Ibid., 5.
70 Beginning September 20 … Ibid., 4.
71 On November 16 … Ibid., 4.
72 On December 10 … Ibid., 6.
73 As of January 1991 … “Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant’s ‘Notice of Appeal.’ ” U.S. vs. Carroll Landis Brown, U.S. District Court, Baltimore. Case: HM-91–0010, 3–4.
74 Hunt and an associate … Baltimore Sun, December 29, 1991, 1D.
75 “Dear Judge …” Mykia Brown, letter (undated). U.S. vs. Carroll Landis Brown, U.S. District Court, Baltimore. Case: HM-91–0010.
76 Rev. James Ross … Rev. James Ross, letter, May 30, 1991. U.S. vs. Carroll Landis Brown, U.S. District Court, Baltimore. Case: HM-91–0010.
77 Soon after … M. Dion Thompson, “A Gun Dealer’s Legacy.”
78 Among the guns … List of distributors and guns. U.S. vs. Carroll Landis Brown. U.S. District Court, Baltimore. Case: HM-91–0010.
79 The remainder … Project Detroit, BATF, Detroit, April 19, 1991, 2.
80 In its report … Ibid., 7.
81 Yet of the five … Ibid., 12; Special Agent in Charge Bernard La Forest, interview.
82 Project Detroit also … Bernard La Forest, interview.
83 “We’re not in …” Ken Jorgensen, interview.
84 “The wholesalers thought …” Bernard La Forest, interview.
85 “What would the results …” Project Detroit, BATF, Detroit, April 19, 1991, 7.
86 Early in 1989, two … Cox Newspapers, “Firepower: Assault Weapons in America,” 1989.
87 ATF wasn’t able … Gerald A. Nunziato, Special Agent in Charge, National Tracing Center, BATF, interview.
88 In fiscal 1990 … Los Angeles Times, May 20, 1992, A1.
89 “If they’ve got …” Bernard La Forest, interview.
90 Raymond