Black and White and Thin Blue Lines

Mayor v ATF: Who cares who wins we just want to see a lot of hits!

December 23, 2023 Clarke Ahlers & Serge Antonin Season 3 Episode 34
Black and White and Thin Blue Lines
Mayor v ATF: Who cares who wins we just want to see a lot of hits!
Show Notes

This week, the Mayor of Baltimore filed suit in federal court against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It turns out that ATF sends gun trace information to the Police Commissioner but does not send the same information to the Mayor. Rather than figure a workaround, the Mayor -- represented by Everytown Law -- filed suit. The lawsuit is largely a press release in the form of a lawsuit pretending that Mayor Scott is stymied in his war on crime by federal authorities. Serge and Clarke discuss this farce.