Category Archives: ATF Death Watch

ATF Death Watch 149: House Speaker to Eric Holder: Please?

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Robert Farago

May 18, 2012 The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, D.C.  20530 Dear Attorney General Holder: We write to express our concerns with the lack of full cooperation from the … Continue reading →

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ATF Death Watch 148: Fast and Furious Explained. And the Rest

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Robert Farago

The ATF and the Obama administration made—still make—a lot of noise about U.S. gun store guns going to Mexico to arm the drug cartels. It’s one of those “even if it’s true it’s not important” deals. The vast majority of … Continue reading →

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ATF Death Watch 147: Why Eric Holder Would Rather Go To Jail Than Surrender Fast and Furious Documents to Congressional Investigators

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Robert Farago

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder continues to stonewall Congressional investigators over Operation Fast and Furious. Congress wants to know the origin, scope, scale, nature and timing of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ illegal gun running program. A … Continue reading →

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ATF Death Watch 147: Congress to Hold Holder in Contempt?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Robert Farago

[/quicktime]<span id=”mce_marker” data-mce-type=”bookmark”></span>According to nypost.com, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is building his case to cite U.S. Attorney General for Contempt of Congress. Darrell Issa’s making the move against Eric Holder for the AG’s refusal to … Continue reading →

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ATF Death Watch 146: Ten Questions About Those 99 Thousand Guns

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Robert Farago

  Last week, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive released limited, massaged and misleading information about 99k guns found at Mexican crimes scenes submitted to the ATF’s eTrace system from 2007 to 2011. The Bureau’s stats highlighted the “fact”that … Continue reading →

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ATF Death Watch 145: Lies, Damned Lies, and Mexican Firearms Confiscation Statistics

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Robert Farago

Clearly, the ATF is going on a public relations offensive after the epic and deadly screw-up known as Fast and Furious (a.k.a., Guns for Goons). And man is it offensive. Yesterday, we learned that the Bureau is using their newfound … Continue reading →

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ATF Death Watch 144: Long Gun Registry Abuse Begins

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Robert Farago

One of the most compelling arguments against gun control: laws affecting legal gun purchase and ownership put the government on a slippery slope towards gun confiscation. One of the least compelling arguments against gun control: laws affecting legal gun purchase and … Continue reading →

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