,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ag1 #bjag,mr4 
,rubio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to t]m9ate ,op]ation ,*oke     
,po9t4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,fire>ms ,manufactur]s &      
,deal]s ,protection ,act ( #bjag4  #b4  
,f9d+s & purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,because ( !       
actions ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice & !     
,f$]al ,deposit ,insurance ,corporation 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,,fdic71 ! 
program kn[n z ,op]ation ,*oke ,po9t has
 become a ?reat to ! ,second ,am5dm5t to
 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & to  
fire>ms deal]s & manufactur]s4  7#b7 ,9 
! summ] ( #bjaa1 ! ,,fdic publi%$ an    
article 9 :i* x designat$ fire>ms sales 
& ammunition sales z high-risk          
indu/ries4  7#c7 ,! article publi%$ by !
 ,,fdic ?us put manufactur]s & deal]s ( 
fire>ms 9 ! same category z cable box   

descrambl]s1 cr$it c>d s*emes1 drug     
p>aph]nalia1 escort s]vices1 get-ri*    
products1 home-bas$ *>ities1 lott]y     
sales1 onl9e gambl+1 payday loans1      
,ponzi s*emes1 pornography1 raci/       
mat]ials1 & tobacco sales4  7#d7 ,mo/ ( 
! bus9esses gr\p$ ) ! sale ( fire>ms &  
ammunition involve activities t are     
inh]5tly p]nici\s or pat5tly illegal4   
7#e7 ,! obvi\s int5t1 !re=e1 ( !        
inclusion ( bus9esses 9 ! ,,fdic's      
high-risk category 0 ! eradication ( ^? 
bus9esses4  7#f7 ,! ,,fdic s\ght to     
a*ieve ?is eradication by enc\rag+ banks
 to )draw cr$it provid$ to t>get$       
indu/ries & o!rwise t]m9ate f9ancial    
relation%ips ) ! bus9esses 9 "q4  7#g7  
,,fdic (ficials discuss$ me*anisms =    
gu>antee+ t bank (ficials saw ! li/ &   
got ! message4  7#h7 ,! ,,fdic & !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice work$ toge!r to     
implem5t ,op]ation ,*oke ,po9t to       
actively realize ! objective ( eradicat+
 high-risk indu/ries su* z ! sale (     
fire>ms & ammunition4  7#i7 ,accord+ to 

! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t   
,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 !    
,,fdic & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice may h    
misl$ ,congress ab\t ?is p>tn]%ip 9     
connection ) ,op]ation ,*oke ,po9t4     
7#aj7 ,committee language 9 bo? ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ,s5ate v]sions ( !  
,consolidat$ & ,fur!r ,cont9u+          
,appropriations ,act1 #bjae 7,public    
,law #aac-bce7 completely defund$       
,op]ation ,*oke ,po9t4  7#aa7 ,9 ord] to
 salvage ,op]ation ,*oke ,po9t1 ! ,,fdic
 remov$ fire>ms sales & ammunition sales
 f ! li/ ( high-risk indu/ries4  7#ab7  
,ev5 aft] t action1 h[ev]1 !re is       
evid5ce t ! ,,fdic & ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,ju/ice cont9ue to use ,op]ation ,*oke  
,po9t to t>get fire>ms deal]s su* z     
,hawk9s ,guns ,,llc ( ,hawk9s1          
,wiscons94  7#ac7 ,!re is evid5ce t !   
t>get+ ( ,hawk9s ,guns ,,llc is f> f an 
isolat$ incid5t4  7#ad7 ,x has become   
cle> t ! ,,fdic & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice 
c no long] be tru/$ to c>ry out         
,op]ation ,*oke ,po9t )\t t>get+ !      

,second ,am5dm5t & fire>m deal]s &      
manufactur]s4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose (
 ?is ,act is to t]m9ate ,op]ation ,*oke 
,po9t & any simil> program t attempts to
 infr+e ^u ! ,second ,am5dm5t to !      
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or       
eradicate ! manufacture & sale ( fire>ms
 & ammunition4  #c4 ,protection ( !     
,second ,am5dm5t ,no am\nts appropriat$ 
or o!rwise made available "u any        
provision ( law enact$ be=e1 on1 or aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 nor any  
am\nts d]iv$ f any fee or o!r s\rce1 may
 be us$ by ! ,f$]al ,deposit ,insurance 
,corporation1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 or 
any o!r ,f$]al ag5cy to c>ry out        
,op]ation ,*oke ,po9t or any o!r program
 design$ to disc\rage ! provision or    
cont9uation ( cr$it or ! process+ (     
paym5ts by f9ancial in/itutions = deal]s
 & manufactur]s ( fire>ms & ammunition4