Texas State Rifle Association Denounces ‘Executive Actions’ as Vilifying Gun Owners

By Justin Stakes

Austin, TX -(AmmoLand.com)- The Texas State Rifle Association (TSRA), the state’s largest firearms and shooting sports organization, denounces President Obama’s recent executive actions which target legal gun ownership.

“These executive actions taken by the Obama Administration are another sign that this Administration is more interested in vilifying law-abiding gun owners than actually trying to prevent criminals from getting their hands on firearms. Rather than point to the success in reducing violent crime over the past decade and reinforcing the need for strengthening the NICS system with additional agents, the executive actions are a test to circumvent the legislative process,” says Doug DuBois, Jr., executive director of the TSRA.

“The TSRA urges the Obama Administration to enforce the numerous laws already on the books – including fully prosecuting those who have attempted to purchase the ‘two million guns’ the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) has stopped. We will continue to represent the tens of thousands of law-abiding gun owners, sportsmen, and veterans who are members of the TSRA,” adds DuBois.

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