NEWTOWN, Conn –-(Ammoland.com)- Some 33 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have written the Inspector General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and that department’s office of professional responsibility asking for an immediate investigation into the program dubbed “Operation Choke Point.”
The DOJ initiated program was launched to cut off access to financial services to specific businesses, starting with non-depository lenders but quickly adding other industries including firearms and ammunition manufacturers and retailers. [and any DOJ decided were “icky” (sic)]
In the letter, the members cited the May House Oversight and Government Reform Committee report documenting “egregious abuse of power that we believe merits your full attention and a formal investigation.”
NSSF has been assisting the committee and members with unraveling the details of how Operation Choke Point has affected the industry.
Read the letter.
U.S. House Letter Demanding Investigation of "Operation Choke Point"
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