Rep. Todd Tiahrt finally felt forced to respond to The Wichita Eagle's criticism that his "Tiahrt Amendment" is tying the hands of our nation's law enforcement officials and putting them in greater danger - all for the sake of NRA dollars.

Unfortunately, his response didn't exactly address the issue. He writes:

"It is disappointing that the board apparently believes instead of erring on the side of officer safety as proposed by law enforcement professionals, Congress should step in line with the liberal politicians and media outlets that oppose the policy."

Instead of once again crying so-called liberal media "wolf" (aka not Fox news), we'd like Tiahrt to answer this:

"Tiahrt, the ATF and the Fraternal Order of Police argue that the restrictions protect the identity of undercover cops and ongoing investigations. But Tiahrt has been challenged to provide evidence that the ATF's past release of gun data endangered cops, and he has yet to produce a single example."

Oh...and we'd like his answer to this, too: