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Family of Border Patrol Agent Slain Along Border Sues Federal Government
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The family of a Border Patrol agent killed in a firefight along the Arizona-Mexico is suing federal officials, saying the botched “Fast and Furious” gun-running operation put law enforcement authorities at grave danger, the Associated Press reports. The lawsuit is the latest fallout from an investigation that allowed gun-smuggling rings to…
Justice Department Withheld Recommendations on Curtailing Gun Violence Until After November Election
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department compiled a list of ideas to reduce gun violence but it was postponed until after last month’s elections, the Washington Post reports, citing anonymous sources familiar with the efforts. In March 2011, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. asked officials to draw up a list of recommendations to reduce…
FBI Denies Helping Police Department in New Jersey Pursue Political Opponents
Steve Neavling ticklthewire.com The FBI is denying claims that it directed an Edison Police Department in New Jersey to investigate opponents of its chief, Thomas Bryan, the Star-Ledger reports. Union officials made the allegations, saying police were helping the FBI investigate Bryan’s critics and political opponents. An FBI spokeswoman told the Star-Ledger that the FBI…
Gun Sales Hit Record in 2012; a Spike in Purchases Expected After School Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com People are buying guns in record numbers. The FBI recorded nearly 17 million background checks of gun purchases in 2012, the most since the bureau began compiling the date in 1998, the Huffington Post reports. Since the background checks don’t include multiple gun purchases, the number of guns sold this year are…
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Federal Agents Group Blasts Senator
By DEVLIN BARRETT Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON — An organization of federal agents blasted an anonymous senator who is blocking a bill that would clarify how agents are allowed to assist in responding to major incidents such as the elementary school shooting in Connecticut. According to the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, an unknown U.S….
Column: Shouldn’t We Do More to Avoid Mass Deaths By Crazed Gunmen?
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit During my visits to Israel, the idea of security was never far off. At the train station, at the bus stop, I went through a metal detector. An armed guard checked through packages and asked if I was carrying a gun. After Sept. 11, 2001, I thought the U.S. would…