Justice Department's New Rule on Border Gun Sales Gets Mixed Reviews

The Justice Department's new policy on requiring all gun shops in four Southwest border states to report frequent buyers of semi-automatic weapons is drawing both praise and criticism. ... the National Rifle Association (NRA) said it plans to sue the administration over the rule. "This is a blatant effort by the Obama administration and ATF to divert focus of Congress and the general public from their gross incompetence in the Fast and Furious scandal," NRA executive director Chris Cox said in a statement. "This scheme will unjustly burden law-abiding retailers in border states," he said. "It will not affect drug cartels and it won't prevent violence along our borders."