Defense Attorneys: Jury Should Know How Guns Ended Up at Scene of Murder of ATF Agent Brian Terry
The murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry underscored the recklessness of ATF’s gun-walking scandal.
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Top Justice Department Officials Accused of Misconduct in ATF Case
Top Justice Department officials are accused of withholding information from a judge about irregularities in a lawsuit against the ATF.
Gun Production More Than Doubles Under President Obama’s Presidency
The number of guns manufactured in the U.S. more than doubled under President Barack Obama.
2 Suspects Shot in ATF-Chicago Police Operation Involving Illegal Weapons
Two suspects were shot Monday night when the ATF and Chicago police were conducting an operation involving illegal firearms.
ATF Official Under Scrutiny for Allegations of Data Breach
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Senior ATF official Scott Sweetow is coming under scrutiny. The Hill reports that the Justice Department is investigating allegations he may have accessed the personal data of other agency employees and sent the info to his personal email account. The Hill cites CNN as the reporting the matter. “It appears somebody…
FBI, ATF Join Investigation of Spate of Suspicious Fires at Black Churches
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI and ATF are helping local authorities investigate a string of recent suspicious fires at black churches in the south. The church fires broke out in four states, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. Three of the four were determined to be arsons, and the other is under investigation,…
Former Congressman: Merging ATF with FBI Would Be Ugly Mistake
By Former Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot For The Hill The idea of merging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) into the FBI has reared its ugly head once again. This idea is wrong in so many ways. As a former chairman of the old Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Subcommittee in…
Senator Joins Critics Calling for ATF to Be Rolled into Another Agency
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com At least one U.S. senator says the time has come to end the ATF and absorb it into other law enforcement agencies. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, wrote a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, calling for the ATF to be disbanded if it can’t be adequately reformed. “As you know, the…