Operation Fast & Furious: "Gun Walker" fall guy refuses to fall

Operation Fast & Furious: "Gun Walker" fall guy refuses to fall
The fall guy designated to short-circuit Rep. Darrell Issa's investigation of the "Gun Walker" outrage, acting ATF director Ken Melson, has noticed the open grave yawning at his feet, and apparently doesn't feel like jumping in. -- According to the L.A. Times, Melson is "strongly resisting pressure to step down," and is “reportedly eager to testify to Congress about the extent of his and other officials’ involvement in the operation.”...

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=44424

Agent Terry murder: Family plans to sue feds but not for money

Agent Terry murder: Family plans to sue feds but not for money...The family of a U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in a shoot out near Rio Rico is planning to sue the federal government. Brian Terry's mother told 9 On Your Side she believes the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, or ATF, is also responsible for her son's murder because top officials allowed the assault rifle that was used in his murder to get into the hands of Mexican drug cartels..Terry's Mother believes suing the feds is the only way to force top officials from Obama to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and on down, to be held accountable by testifying on who knew what.

http://www.kgun9.com/story/14968537/agent-terry-murder-family-plans-to-sue-feds-but-not-for-money

Issa: DOJ claims are "outright lie"

Issa: DOJ claims are "outright lie" ...Rep. Darrell Issa's office tells Newsmax that a published report claiming the California Republican was briefed about the "Fast and Furious" weapons operation is an "outright lie." -- The Washington Post on Tuesday stated that Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, was told of the operation, which allowed automatic weapons to fall into the hands of Mexican drug cartels...Issa did not learn about the operation until after the death of agent Brian Terry” in December 2010.

http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Issa-DOJ-fast-furious/2011/06/23/id/401183

Family of slain agent weighing legal action

Family of slain agent weighing legal action...he family of slain Border Patrol agent Brian Terry has retained former Arizona U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton to determine if there is any legal action to take in connection with his slaying. -- Charlton, Arizona U.S. Attorney from 2001 to 2007, said the Terry family asked him to review the facts surrounding the events that led to Brian Terry being killed on Dec. 14 in a shootout with suspected border bandits near Rio Rico...(Operation Fast & Furious/Gunwalkers/Gunrunners)

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/article_8963cb97-43b2-5b3a-835f-f97dc75c732d.html

Issa: ATF Chief Should Go But Higher Ups Also Culpable (Operation Fast and Furious/Gunrunners/Gunwalkers)

Issa: ATF Chief Should Go But Higher Ups Also Culpable (Operation Fast and Furious/Gunrunners/Gunwalkers)...Amid reports that Kenneth Melson will be forced to resign as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a Republican congressman says “he should” lose his job....But the bad judgment attached to ATF’s “Operation Fast and Furious” goes higher than Melson (hoping Melson squeals like a pig!)

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/atf-chief-should-step-down-blame-goes-mu

Ron Paul Issues Statement on ATF Gun Scandal....Second amendment abuses by ATF are ongoing

Ron Paul Issues Statement on ATF Gun Scandal....Second amendment abuses by ATF are ongoing...Ron Paul commented on the recent revelations about the federal government’s botched program to track gun sales..

http://www.bradenton.com/2011/06/20/3288103/ron-paul-issues-statement-on-atf.html

Head of ATF Is Likely to Go...Obama tossing Melson under the bus?

Head of ATF Is Likely to Go...Obama tossing Melson under the bus? It’s moments like this that will almost certainly lead Melson to join millions of other Americans looking for work. But thanks to the conduct of Holder and Weich, that’s not going to be enough. Issa now will go after the DoJ for its conduct in the investigation, because Holder and Weich have certainly acted as if they have something to hide. And the sudden desire to throw Melson under the bus seems to indicate that the White House would like to end this probe rather quickly, too. At this point, even a resignation by Weich wouldn’t slow Issa’s probe. (GREAT NEWS...all the way to the top, Rep. Issa...ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP)

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-241219.html

Gov. Brewer responds to DOJ's Operation Fast and Furious

Yesterday, House Oversight Committee investigation into the Obama Justice Department's Operation Fast and Furious. -- Now, as more details come to light, AZ Governor Jan Brewer has released a statement, saying ATF put Arizona residents at risk. Operation Fast and Furious was conducted through the ATF Phoenix Field Office

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2011/06/16/arizona_governor_responds_to_doj_operation_fast_and_furious

House Panel Releases Scathing Report on 'Fast and Furious' Gun Operation, Sure to Anger Mexico

House Panel Releases Scathing Report on 'Fast and Furious' Gun Operation, Sure to Anger Mexico...Hoping to score a knockout blow against the Mexican cartels, U.S. law enforcement created "Operation Fast and Furious" to stop gun smuggling by allowing the weapons into Mexico, thereby exposing the entire cartel network to prosecution, according to a new congressional report on the U.S. program. Instead, the operation was a bust, a deadly strategy that left a trail of blood and bodies throughout the Southwest, the scathing congressional report said, concluding that a reckless and irresponsible chain of command ignored repeated warnings the plan would fail.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/14/house-panel-releases-scathing-report-on-fast-and-furious-gun-operation-sure-to/#ixzz1PJcRDpDo

70% of Arms Seized in Mexico Come from US, Report Says

70% of Arms Seized in Mexico Come from US, Report Says... Of the 29,284 firearms recovered by authorities in Mexico in 2009 and 2010, 20,504 came from the U.S., according to figures provided to the senators by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Most of those weapons — 15,131 — were U.S. made, while another 5,373 were of foreign manufacture but had moved through the U.S. into Mexico. The ATF said the remainder of the weapons total — 8,780 arms — were of "undetermined origin due to insufficient information provided." (Look no further than project "gunrunner" to see what the government is up to)

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/06/14/70-pct-guns-weapons-arms-seized-in-mexico-from-us-report-says/#ixzz1PFtGp86s

House panel considers subpoena power in DOJ-ATF gun smuggling scandal

House panel considers subpoena power in DOJ-ATF gun smuggling scandal..."There is no special status under the law for the Department of Justice. The attorney general is an important member of the Cabinet, but he is no different than any other agency chief. He, too, is subject to congressional oversight," Steve Ross, formerly the top lawyer for the House of Representatives, told Fox News. (Obama, Hillary Clinton, Janet Napolitano and others need to be subpoened as well, please don't stop with Eric Holder!)

http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/house-panel-considers-subpoena-power-doj-atf-gun-smuggling-scandal?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Justice Officials in 'Panic Mode' as Hearing Nears on Failed Anti-Gun Trafficking Program

Justice Officials in 'Panic Mode' as Hearing Nears on Failed Anti-Gun Trafficking Program (AND THEY SHOULD BE....All the while Obama was trying to blame this on gun shops and legal gun owners, in a thinly disguised attempt to control gun sales)...as word spreads that congressional testimony next week will paint a bleak and humiliating picture of Operation Fast and Furious, the botched undercover operation that left a trail of blood from Mexico to Washington, D.C

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/09/justice-officials-in-panic-mode-as-new-testimony-is-expected-to-reveal-depth/

Hearings on ATF-DOJ gun smuggling scandal to begin June 13

Hearings on ATF-DOJ gun smuggling scandal to begin June 13...Several major updates have surfaced concerning the continually developing gun smuggling scandal at the DOJ and its agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. -- Congressional hearings on the case will begin June 13 in the U.S. House of Representatives...there is now sufficient evidence to show that top officials share culpability in the scandal...Following the three phases of hearings, Issa plans to appoint a Special Prosecutor with the power to bring charges against some of the top officials in the U.S. government.

http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/hearings-on-atf-doj-gun-smuggling-scandal-to-begin-june-13?CID=examiner_alerts_article

MORE KILLINGS LINKED TO "PROJECT GUNRUNNER!"

MORE KILLINGS LINKED TO "PROJECT GUNRUNNER!" (Operation Fast & Furious/Gunwalkers)..The downing of a Mexican military helicopter and a shoot-out in the Mexican state of Jalisco that left 11 people dead and dozens of weapons seized could be linked to the controversial Project Gunrunner and Operation Fast and Furious, according to anonymous congressional sources. An "insider" said the weapons seizure is "causing a panic" at the headquarters of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives....here is how this cover-up affects you and me directly---when the criminals use the illegal weapons, it puts gasoline on Obama's anti-gun "fire" to go against ALL gun owners in general; and even against those who believe in our Second Amendment rights! We cannot let Obama use this illegal act---perpetrated by his own administration---to use against legitimate gun owners!
The Obama Administration is doing all this in a concentrated effort to blame America's gun owners like YOU for the violent crime with guns in an attempt to pass new anti-gun laws to infringe on your gun rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment!

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-240194.html

Subpoenas are coming in probe of DOJ gun-tracking program

Subpoenas are coming in probe of DOJ gun-tracking program...There is still a large cache of requested documents that the DOJ has not produced for the committee...The chairman of the House Oversight Committee will use the power of the subpoena to learn if a federal gun-tracking program contributed to the killing of a Border Patrol agent (Brian Terry). Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is planning to issue a number of subpoenas to federal officials with ties to the controversial program, which was run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/165031-subpoenas-are-coming-in-probe-of-gun-tracking-program

Grassley vows to block nominees until he gets answers on gun sales/Gunrunners-Gunwalkers

Grassley vows to block nominees until he gets answers on gun sales/Gunrunners-Gunwalkers...Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is vowing to block Obama's nominations until he gets detailed answers on a controversial program that resulted in drug cartels acquiring more than 1,300 firearms from the U.S. Grassley is pressing the (DOJ)on who initiated the "Gun Runner" program that authorized the sale of guns to people acting as straw purchasers for drug cartels in Mexico

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/163095-grassley-vows-to-block-nominations-until-he-gets-answers-on-gun-program

DEA ACCIDENTALLY finds guns from ATF "gunwalker"..

DEA ACCIDENTALLY finds guns from ATF "gunwalker".. DEA ACCIDENTALLY came upon the guns while stopping suspects in an unrelated case in the Phoenix area on April 13th. When agents stopped at least two suspects, they found two giant garbage cans full of dozens of AK-47 type weapons wrapped in cellophane. Sources tell CBS News that a trace on the first weapon showed it was purchased in Nov. 2009 by a suspect in ATF's Fast and Furious case

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20064443-10391695.html

AZ: Major ATF Phoenix shake-up after "Gunwalker"

Major ATF Phoenix shake-up after "Gunwalker" ...CBS News has learned that virtually all the top ATF managers in Phoenix involved in the controversial "Fast and Furious" operation have been reassigned and replaced. The shake-up comes in the wake of the gunwalking scandal in which ATF allegedly allowed more than 2500 weapons to hit the streets or "walk." (SO WHAT ABOUT OBAMA, HOLDER, NAPOLITANO, CLINTON???)

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20063716-10391695.html

Phoenix, AZ: Congressional investigators back in Arizona for 'Gunwalker'

Phoenix, AZ: Congressional investigators back in Arizona for 'Gunwalker'...the investigators will be speaking with gun shop owners the ATF allegedly recruited to play a part in Operation Fast and Furious...In that operation, insiders allege ATF allowed more than 2,500 assault rifles and other weapons to hit the streets or "walk." The idea was allegedly to monitor the purchases of gun buyers suspected of working with Mexican drug cartels, in hopes it would eventually provide intelligence to take down a cartel.

http://www.kold.com/story/14656747/congressional-investigators-back-in-arizona-for-gunwalker

More Than 1,300 Guns Were Bought Illegally by Suspect Buyers Under ATF's 'Gunrunner' Program

More Than 1,300 Guns Were Bought Illegally by Suspect Buyers Under ATF's 'Gunrunner' Program.. internal memo from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shows that U.S. officials allowed criminals to buy 1,318 guns worth nearly $1 million, even after they suspected the buyers were working for Mexican drug cartels, and that the agency's effort to stop the guns had "yielded little or no results."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/04/1300-guns-bought-illegally-suspect-buyers-atfs-gunrunner-program/