04/10/05

A coalition of various interest groups including the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) has kicked off an effort aimed at convincing Congress to review certain sections of the Patriot Act. Calling itself the Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances (PRCB), the group, led by former Georgia Rep. Bob Barr, gathered in Washington, DC, Mar. 22 to detail their plans. ... The chief targets of concern are tenets of the Act that allow broad search authority to federal officers, including so-called sneak-and-peek warrants that allow agents to go inside someone's home or business without telling the person about it. Another provision allows federal agents to demand private information from 'third party' sources, including doctors and attorneys. Barr and others believe this clearly violates the Fourth Amendment...

http://www.gunweek.com/0410issue/patriot0410.html

from Gun Week, by Dave Workman


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp