Powers that be: The ATF & DOJ irony of entrapment within their own; leaving the Southern states, U.S border agents, and Mexicans alike in the cross fire. This arsenal includes hundreds of assault rifles in the hands of many criminals intended to dismantle arms trafficking. It’s not only Congress that’s being mislead but most importantly, We The People.

Kenneth E. Melson, former acting director of ATF formed a task force to recover the 1,800 guns that are unaccounted for. 20 small time gun buyers have been indicted: washington post

Dennis Burke the U.S attorney of Phoenix: Takes responsiblity for mistakes, Burke resigned after his two weeks of his testimony before issa’s commitee

Two earlier Demand Letters were initiated in 2000 and affected a relatively small number of gun shops. Demand Letter 3 was to be much more sweeping, affecting 8,500 firearms dealers in four southwest border states: Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas. ATF chose those states because they “have a significant number of crime guns traced back to them from Mexico.” The reporting requirements were to apply if a gun dealer sells two or more long guns to a single person within five business days, and only if the guns are semi-automatic, greater than .22 caliber and can be fitted with a detachable magazine. www.cbsnews.com

The New York Times reported on Sunday that U.S. narcotics agents “have laundered or smuggled millions of dollars in drug proceeds as part of Washington’s expanding role in Mexico’s fight against drug cartels.” Issa brought up the issue in the context of his Fast and Furious probe in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry was killed . The top ATF supervisors in Phoenix said in internal emails that weapons found at the scene in Arizona came from a failed agency sting operation. His family moarns his death below.

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