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WASHINGTON DC - JUNE 12: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder answers questions while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill June 12 2012 in Washington DC. Holder faced questions from senators about the ongoing Operation Fast and Furious investigation his decision to ordered two federal prosecutors to begin criminal investigations into a series of national security leaks to the news media and other subjects. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)/caption
The ATF isnt all bad. In fact they had a policy of letting illegal gun purchases go between 2006 and 2011. It ended up getting
U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry killed on December 14 2010 and let Mexican criminals get enough guns that they were found at
over 150 crime scenes where Mexican citizens were either killed or maimed. And some of the guns were used in
the November 2015 terrorist attack in Paris at the Bataclan. But other than that it turned out just fine.
(In case youre not picking up on it were laying on the sarcasm very thick right now.)
You probably know what was officially called
Project Gunrunner" as
Operation Fast and Furious." Started under George W. Bush this ATF policy audaciously grew under President Obama and became indicative of the perceived attack on American gun owners by both policy makers and their friends in the establishment media.
Its one of many scandals of the Obama Administration that was never given as much press attention as for example Russia buying Facebook ads about
NoFap and
Pizzagate. Given that the guns run by the ATF were allowed to kill hundreds and that subsequent Congressional investigations resulted in Eric Holder President Obamas Attorney General becoming the first sitting cabinet member to be held in criminal contempt of Congress
ever this is shocking. At least for anyone still under the illusion that
the establishment media is a fair and impartial source of information.
Sit down and get ready to dig into what is perhaps the most egregious scandal of
President Drones administration and theres a lot to pick from.
Continue reading
Operation Fast and Furious: The Forgotten History of the ATFs Notorious Gunwalking Scandal at
Ammo.com.
