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The Spectacle Blog
The resignations haven’t exactly come fast and furious, but Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acting Director Kenneth Melson is out in the wake of the agency’s Operation Fast and Furious scandal.
An offshoot (no pun intended) of Project Gunrunner, the operation was ostensibly intended to break major gun trafficking rings by letting straw buyers walk with their purchases from American gun shows. In theory, the authorities would then be able to follow the weapons back to the big traffickers rather than going after the small fries.
Second Amendment advocates never liked the idea, fearing it was another gun-grabbing scheme. But when many weapons ended up going to Mexico only to turn up again when used in crimes — such as the killing of a border patrol agent — the operation was canceled. It has since become a topic of congressional scrutiny.
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JohnD| 8.30.11 @ 4:51PM
Isn't he just shifting over to Justice?
c. j. acworth| 8.30.11 @ 6:30PM
It was never more than a gun control scheme. The whole point was to have guns bought in the US turn up at crime scenes in Mexico to provide "proof" for the meme that US gun laws are too lax, that "assault weapons" should be banned, yada yada. It will take more than a few resignations to bring justice in this case.
Speedypete| 8.30.11 @ 9:19PM
Watergate - white house tried to sabotage the dems.
Fast and Furious - white house tried to sabotage 2nd amendment
Watergate - investigative journalists
Fast and Furious - journalist provided talking points
Watergate - special prosecutor appointed
Fast and Furious - corrupt judicial
Watergate - break in failed
Fast and Furious - U.S. citizens and border agents were murdered