The ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported that [[White House]] officials stopped a requirement for gun dealers to report bulk sales of high-powered semiautomatic rifles commonly used by illegal drug cartels. The proposal from the [[Treasury Department]]'s Bureau of Alchol, Tobacco, and Firearms was held up on White House orders from Obama Chief of Staff [[Rahm Emanuel]].<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/17/AR2010121706598.html</ref> | The ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported that [[White House]] officials stopped a requirement for gun dealers to report bulk sales of high-powered semiautomatic rifles commonly used by illegal drug cartels. The proposal from the [[Treasury Department]]'s Bureau of Alchol, Tobacco, and Firearms was held up on White House orders from Obama Chief of Staff [[Rahm Emanuel]].<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/17/AR2010121706598.html</ref> |