I called the Office of the California Attorney General today to follow up on the big Pomona Gun Show Bust.

I am please to report that it seems that the CA AG's Office is hot on the trail to catch those evil gun-show criminals.

Did they determine that illegal gun trafficking occurred? I called to find out.

After being eliminated as a candidate to talk to the Press Office, because I am not an "official" member of the press; I was eventually shuffled over to the automated holding-loop to talk to a representative of the CA AG Public Inquiry Unit.

The loop is an excellent bureaucratic tool, which provides relief to the over-burdened public-servant phone-handler and an exercise in emotional and spiritual development to the citizen wishing to speak directly to a human being in government.

Ten minutes later I connected with Norma X of the CA AG Public Inquiry Unit. Norma didn't want to give her last name, even though I gave mine and freely identified myself enough to legitimize my inquiry.

Norma X was polite and helpful.

I described what I was looking for:

• A detailed listing of the items placed on public display, seized during the "sting".
• The determination as to whether or not arrests have been made, to date; and if so, what were the specific charges and who were the individuals charged.

Norma X read to me from a list that she had been provided by someone off-line. The official items are:

• Qty 3, Lower Receiver Pistol Grips to MP5 sub machineguns.
• Qty unknown, Various Parts, that when combined make an M16, full auto machinegun rifle.
• Qty 1, Chinese AK-47 (full-auto or semi- ?, I asked. No more information is available, was the answer.)
• Qty 2, Illegal Assault Weapons. Type, brand, caliber, descriptions unknown.
• Qty 5, Machine Gun Conversion Kits. Type, brand, caliber, descriptions unknown.
• Qty 1, Illegal Rocket Launcher with one Projectile. Type, brand, descriptions unknown.

Of the above, no brands, no model numbers, serial numbers, descriptions, nor any details are available.

Norma X addressed my second inquiry and relayed that no arrests of any suspects have been made. And when I pressed for further details, she was politely guarded and said that this is all still under investigation and therefore confidential.

I reasoned with her that evidence that had been made public and photographed by the media, should have no cover of confidentiality. Besides, confidentiality is used to protect the accused in a criminal prosecution and this display of the evidence neither harms nor protects the accused because there aren't any accused. Is there not a better, more detailed listing of the evidence?

Nope.

Any idea when arrests will be made?

Nope. Under investigation.

Norma X suggested that I could write for a formal-letter response and request a list of the detailed evidence. But she assured me that it would take 3 to 4 months.

Poor Norma X. Working a seemingly good job where, day after day, she is provided information that she doesn't know is the truth or a lie. Obfuscating and circumventing the truth to an inquiring public because that is her job.

I will remember that the next time I call the Public Inquiry Unit. They handle Public Inquiries, not necessarily the Truth.