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Report Says ATF Agent Predicted Death and Congressional Inquiry After ATF Launched Controversial Gun Program; Agents Worried Guns Might be Linked to Gabrielle Giffords Shooting

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com One ATF agent told Congressional investigators that someone was going to die from ATF’s controversial gun-walking program dubbed “Operation Fast and Furious”, and he predicted the program would become the subject of a Congressional inquiry. That prediction by agent Larry Alt was noted in a 51-page report released Tuesday Rep. Darrell…

Rep. Issa’s Committee Probing ATF Released Sealed Document in Criminal Case

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In their apparent zest to learn the truth about a controversial ATF program “Operation Fast and Furious”, and generate public pressure, staffers working for House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) may have gone too far — at least according to committee member Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). The website Talking Points…

Agencies Jumping on the High Tech Wagon; ATF Using iPads and iPhones

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By Michael S. Rosenwald Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Somewhere in America, perhaps at this very moment, a bad guy is under video surveillance. He is being watched, every movement, every step – but not on a little TV. That’s so 2009. Instead, a special agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and…

Texas County Threatens to Charge ATF After Detonating Explosives that Triggered Mass Fire

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF has rubbed the Motley County, Tex., government the wrong way. The city attorney Tom Edwards says ATF could face Class C misdemeanor charges for violating the county’s burn ban after the agency detonated unwanted explosives, which triggered a fire that scorched 150 acres of land, according to the Plainview Daily…

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ATF Agent Jay Dobyns Rips ATF About “Fast and Furious” and His Problems With the Agency

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Nearly Six Months After Nomination, No Confirmation Hearing Set for ATF’s Andrew Traver

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Nearly six months after the White House nominated Andrew Traver to head ATF, there’s no sign of a confirmation hearing. The Senate Judiciary Committee said there’s nothing scheduled for Traver, who heads the ATF Chicago Office, and explained that the committee has so many confirmation hearings to deal with….

Column: Atty. Gen. Holder’s Disappointing Appearance Before the House Judiciary Committee on ATF Controversy

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Whether you agree with Atty. General Eric Holder Jr. or not, most reasonable people would conclude that he’s a pretty decent guy and a straight shooter. That being said, it makes his appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday all the more disappointing. I’m referring to his exchange…

ATF Agents Shoot Suspect in Suburban D.C.

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — ATF agents shot and wounded a suspect in suburban Washington in Prince William County Monday night, WUSA reported. The TV station reported that agents were wrapping up an investigation and moved in to make an arrest. However, the suspect tried fleeing in a car and attempted to hit the…