Report: D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier Provides Assault Weapons To Sen. Dianne Feinstein

<img src="http://www.opposingviews.com/sites/opposingviews.com/files/imagecache/30... align="right">Sen. Dianne Feinstein reportedly got her hands on “assault weapons,” which are illegal to possess in Washington, D.C., with the help of Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request unveiled that Chief Lanier had partisan and ideological reasons for going along with breaking the rules.

The obtained weapons were for a Jan. 24 news conference in the Senate building promoting a ban on these firearms. The news conference was held in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Chief Lanier then allegedly tried to cover up the police taking part in any of it, according to a report by the Washington Times.
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On Dec. 24, 2012, Lobbyist Chuck DeWitt contacted Chief Lanier via email. “Sen. Feinstein has asked us to bring examples of assault weapons used in the worst incidents over the past few years,” DeWitt wrote.

Chief Lanier was told by the CEO of the Lafayette Group that the firearms would be used during Feinstein’s gun control arguments on Capitol Hill. A week after the request, Tom Mentzer, Feinstein’s press secretary asked the Crime Scene Investigation Division’s commander, Keith Williams for 10 gun models.

These guns included a Bushmaster XM-15, a Tech 9 handgun, Smith & Wesson M&P15, a Glock 19 with extended magazine, and more.

Chief Lanier said she was willing to help out Feinstein, but on the condition that the media cannot know about it.

Read more at http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/guns/dc-police-chief-cathy-lanier...