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expects to preserve Gunrunner and face a smaller overall cut in the president’s final budget proposal, in part because of the recent shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D., Ariz.) in Tucson.
A n ATF spokesman declined to discuss any potential budget decisions.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns, an advocacy group led by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, has argued the ATF is already underfunded.
“This is an agency with important responsibilities, and 500 mayors have called on the administration to give the agency the resources it needs to do its job,” said Arkadi Gerney, a special adviser to Mr. Bloomberg.
White House budget officials said in the OMB document “it appears that adding more agents does not increase the number of favorable outcomes,” citing a fall in the average length of sentences for convicted drug traffickers between 1996 and 2009.
