I don't know about anyone else, but, pointing a figure as Attorney General
Holder in the light of this new information and realizing there has been no
director for this agency for a half decade or more simply because CONGRESS
would not allow it, clearly illustrates how very dysfunctional Congress has become.
And for the Wall Street Journal that wants to state this promotes the NRA position. Like, huh, what? Where does that come from? This agency is in dire need of a director. Hello?
The Body Count in the USA since the Sandy Hook tragedy is more than 1500 today (click here).
Updated January 17, 2013, 8:12 p.m. ET
Holder in the light of this new information and realizing there has been no
director for this agency for a half decade or more simply because CONGRESS
would not allow it, clearly illustrates how very dysfunctional Congress has become.
And for the Wall Street Journal that wants to state this promotes the NRA position. Like, huh, what? Where does that come from? This agency is in dire need of a director. Hello?
The Body Count in the USA since the Sandy Hook tragedy is more than 1500 today (click here).
Updated January 17, 2013, 8:12 p.m. ET
By EVAN PEREZ
WASHINGTON—A former federal official (click here) who helped oversee an ill-fated effort to stem gun trafficking is under investigation for allegedly carrying on a private trade in firearms—a potential new blow to the agency that is poised to play a big role in the administration's gun-control efforts.
The official's alleged private gun trade came to light when Mexican authorities asked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to trace the origin of firearms found at the scene of an hours long gunfight in November between members of the Mexican military and suspected drug-cartel gunmen, according to U.S. law-enforcement officials. Among those killed in the fight was a Mexican beauty queen, authorities said.
The investigation is being conducted by the inspector general of the Justice Department, which houses the ATF. In recent weeks, the internal watchdog told Sen. Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) in a letter that it is investigating the gun purchases by George Gillett, the former No. 2 official in the ATF's Phoenix office. The letter was viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
One pistol recovered near the scene professional of the November shootout in Mexico was allegedly purchased by Mr. Gillett, according to ATF records that Sen. Grassley cited in a letter to the Justice Department's inspector general....
