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…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department on Tuesday dismissed allegations from Republican lawmakers who claimed the Obama administration’s strategy for cracking down on gun-smuggling led to the botched Operation Fast and Furious, the Associated Press reports. Republicans allege the administration shifted its focus from seizing firearms from Mexican drug cartels to identifying gun traffickers. The…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Republican investigators blamed the failures of “Operation Fast and Furious” on five high-ranking officials at ATF in a scathing congressional report issued Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports. “From the outset, the case was marred by missteps, poor judgments, and an inherently reckless strategy,” the report states. The 211-page report calls on…
