Posted on 09/05/2011 2:03:36 PM PDT by marktwain
"Exclusive Report: Documents indicate ATF, FBI allowed Indiana ‘crime gun’ sales."
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has acknowledged an Indiana dealer’s cooperation in conducting straw purchases at the direction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Exclusive documents obtained by Gun Rights Examiner show the dealer cooperated with ATF by selling guns to straw purchasers, and that bureau management later asserted these guns were being traced to crimes.
From the confidential source providing the documents:
The dealer…was sent a "demand letter," based on the number of traces to him, which was retracted after his attorney pointed out they resulted from his cooperation with ATF. (Strangely, he got two voicemails from two different ATF people, both saying they were the head of the tracing operation).
Some of the straw men turned out to have felony convictions, the agents called the FBI background check system and fixed it so the transactions would be approved, something which may also have happened in Phoenix. (The attorney wasn't clear as to whether the guns were actually delivered to the gangs).
Fact is, if the the ATF was worried about "crime gun traces," they WERE in fact actually delivered to the gangs.
Fact is, the principal market for straw-purchased weapons in Indiana is Chicago.
Andrew Traver: What does he know about "Project Gangwalker" and when did he know it?
Fact is, Andrew Traver, Obama buddy and still declared heir-apparent to the ATF mini-throne would have known about any such gunwalking operation involving his area of operations. He would have had to have been briefed.
Fact is, David just broke an incredibly important story.
Fact is, once again, the new media beats the old media.
But this also highlights an email I received this morning from a retired military officer in the Northern Virginia reacting to my "Meetings, Part 5."
Mike -- another good "roadmap" for the congressional guys...Let's hope they're already on the trails you're pointed out...
BTW -- The info my friend (REDACTED) sent on how convicted felons being allowed to buy guns (thx to FBI giving an "okay" on the data base search) is itself a felony -- this is a point, IMHO, worth hammering away at in damn near every piece. As (Redacted) pointed out, only two ways for a convicted felon to buy a gun: (1) Presidential pardon (Mark Rich can buy); and (2) get conviction overturned.
Everyone involved in approving sale to convicted felons has in fact committed a felony... we need an Independent Prosecutor...
Your call for expanding congressional actions to include Judiciary and Foreign Affairs is POINT ON!!!
Gunwalker ping.
Maybe that’s where Bloomie wants the guns from NYC to go? (DUCKING AND RUNNING LIKE MAD)
Well, sounds like a jobs program - broken windows need to be fixed and all.
This administration wants civil war. It is becoming more and more apparent every day.
Obama arming his “army”?
That was my thought, too...
Yes.
We have La Raza saying they’re ready for war, Maxine Waters wanting to be “let off the leash” and Hoffa saying they’re waiting for marching orders.
sipseystreetirregulars are accurate they broke the entire fast and furious gunwalker story with CBS of all people.
This administration wants civil war... Has the race war started yet?
Si.
The Gunwalker Scandal Made Simple
There are five key accusations against ATF and DOJ made by ATF whistleblowers and other sources within FedGov:
1. That they instructed U.S. gun dealers to proceed with questionable and illegal sales of firearms to suspected gunrunners.
2. That they allowed or even assisted in those guns crossing the U.S. border into Mexico to “boost the numbers” of American civilian market firearms seized in Mexico and thereby provide the justification for more firearm restrictions on American citizens and more power and money for ATF.
3. That they intentionally kept Mexican authorities in the dark about the operation, even over objections of their own agents.
4. That weapons that the ATF let “walk” to Mexico were involved in the deaths of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and ICE agent Jaime Zapata, as well as at least hundreds of Mexican citizens.
5. That at least since the death of Brian Terry on 14 December, the Obama administration is engaged in a full-press cover-up of the facts behind what has come to be known as the “Gunwalker Scandal.”
http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/
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Back when gunwalker was starting to break this blog was allowed to be posted in front page news as they BROKE the entire gunwalker story.Can this thread be moved to front page news? Thanks to whoever is on to see this.
"Run! Run! Run! As fast as you can! You can't catch me! I'm the Gunwalker Man!"
While Obama rails against gun shows , his ATF, at his direction is selling more guns to criminals than any gun show ever thought about selling.
part of his working “Under the Radar”.
What they'll find instead is a bunch of dead Chicago street gang pukes.
"I am not a Gunwalker crook!"
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