Hypocrisy taken to new level. A federal judge sentenced former California state senator Leland Yee on Wednesday to five years in prison after he acknowledged in a plea deal that he accepted thousands of dollars in bribes and discussed helping an undercover FBI agent buy automatic weapons from the Philippines. Senior District Court Judge ... MORE
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Showing posts with label gun running. Show all posts
Fast And Furious Court Victory For Judicial Watch
by Tom Fitton. Government's gun-running op. This is an important story about Judicial Watch’s complicated and
complex investigation into the Obama administration’s deadly Operation
Fast and Furious scandal. And this is one story that should be shared
far and wide. Earlier this week Judicial Watch was pleased to
announce that we scored a victory ... MORE
How The Obama Administration Helped Arm El Chapo
by Keith Farrell. When the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman
was captured, he was found to be in possession of one of the rifles from
the Obama administration’s defunct Fast and Furious program. Fox reports: After the raid on Jan. 8 in the city of Los Mochis that
killed five of his men and wounded one Mexican marine, ... MORE
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drug war,
Eric Holder,
Fast and Furious,
firearms,
government,
gun running,
policy,
politics
Ed Krayewski: The Long War on Guns
A failure called ATF. "In a paramilitary-style operation, government agents invaded the neighborhood of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tungren," the vignette reads. "A four-block area was sealed off, the neighborhood evacuated, and the Tungren home surrounded. Some of the agents ransacked their home, while others stood over the Tungrens ... MORE
Dangerous Implications For Guns In Nebraska-Oklahoma Lawsuit Against Marijuana Legalization In Colorado
By Ilya Somin. Co-blogger Jonathan Adler and Vanderbilt law professor Robert Mikos have pointed out some of the flaws in the lawsuit filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma
urging a federal court to invalidate marijuana legalization in
neighboring Colorado. In the unlikely event that the plaintiff states
prevail, they will also have set a very dangerous ... MORE
Inside the Corrupt Reality of Government In California
by Steven Greenhut. Incandescent hypocrisy. The only mild complaint against the
critically acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad is
that the premise is a stretch. It’s hard to imagine a
straight-laced high-school chemistry teacher, after being diagnosed
with lung cancer and struggling with money problems, becoming a
kingpin in the crystal-meth underworld. ... MORE
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California,
corruption,
government,
gun control,
gun running,
hypocrisy,
politicians,
scandal
Anti-Gun California State Senator Busted Running Guns
Hypocrisy on parade. State Sen. Leland Yee,
an outspoken advocate of gun control and open government, was arrested
Wednesday on charges that he conspired to traffic in firearms and traded
favors in Sacramento for bribes - campaign cash paid by men who turned
out to be undercover FBI agents. Yee, a Democrat who represents
half ... MORE
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corruption,
crime,
Democrats,
firearms,
gun control,
gun running,
hypocrisy,
liberal,
politics
John Solomon: ATF Seeks To Block Fast And Furious Book
Bureaucracy looks to hide inconvenient truth. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is blocking the main whistleblower in the Fast and Furious case from publishing a book, claiming his retelling of the Mexico
“gun-walking” scandal will hurt morale inside the embattled law
enforcement agency, according to ... MORE
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ATF,
Eric Holder,
Fast and Furious,
government,
gun running,
law enforcement,
whistleblowers
Rand Paul Wants Answers On Gun-Running In Benghazi
by Emily Miller. Sen. Rand Paul suspects the U.S. was secretly running guns through the consulate in Benghazi to arm Syrian rebels. The Kentucky Republican said the Obama administration must provide answers about whether firearms trafficking through Libya was related to the terrorist attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador J. ... MORE
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Benghazi,
Congress,
foreign policy,
government,
gun running,
investigation,
Ron Paul,
weapons
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