Senator Richard Selby (R-Alabama) has called Attorney General Loretta Lynch to testify before the Senate on January 28 regarding the legality of President Obama’s executive gun controls.
Obama met with Lynch on January 4 to discuss possible executive actions, then announced the new controls on January 5.
According to The New York Times, Shelby sent a letter to Lynch informing her that he wants to “discuss the president’s firearms proposals and any potential infringement on law-abiding Americans’ Second Amendment rights.” Shelby added, “Let me clear, I am not going to sit idly by and allow the department to implement unlawful, unconstitutional actions.”
Senator Shelby is chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee. That subcommittee funds the Department of Justice.
by Awr Hawkins