Playing dumb is a favorite past time of the nitwits in Washington…
Via CNS News:
CNSNews.com) – The head of the executive agency charged with reviewing the legality and economic impact of new federal rules admitted that he was “not familiar” with the Obama administration’s well-publicized proposal to ban ammunition for AR-15 rifles.
Howard Shelanski, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), made the admission during a heated exchange with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Tuesday.
Jordan asked Shelanski about a proposal by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to exempt itself from the normal rulemaking process when banning the commonly used M855 ball ammunition.
The exemption would allow ATF to circumvent OIRA review.
More than 200 members of Congress have signed a letter to ATF director Todd Jones stating that “under no circumstances should ATF adopt a standard that will ban ammunition that is overwhelmingly used by law-abiding Americans for legitimate purposes.”
“They have said they’re not going to follow the normal process, the most transparent process, they’re going to deviate from that, they’re not going to have public notice and public comment,” Jordan said, asking Shelanski if he was aware of the proposal.