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FrankRep
06-21-2011, 06:53 AM
Ron Paul Issues Statement on ATF Gun Scandal (http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110620006788/en/Ron-Paul-Issues-Statement-ATF-Gun-Scandal)

Second amendment abuses by ATF are ongoing

Ron Paul
June 20, 2011



LAKE JACKSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, 2012 GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul commented on the recent revelations about the federal government’s botched program to track gun sales. See statement below.

“The ATF has a long history of abusing our Second Amendment rights, so I was glad to see Congressman Issa demanding answers on the Project “Gunwalker” scandal.

“My hope is that the recent hearing will further expose the ATF's and Attorney General Eric Holder's assaults on law-abiding gun owners, and more people will start questioning the need for unconstitutional agencies like the ATF that exist solely to infringe on American citizens' God-given right to keep and bear arms.”


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Background:


http://www.thenewamerican.com/images/stories2011/08aMay/2711-cs-gun.jpg (http://www.shopjbs.org/index.php/tna/subscriptions/1-year-standard-subscription.html)



In Project Gunrunner, the ATF purposely allowed over a thousand guns, perhaps many thousands, to be sold to Mexico drug cartels.


Project Gunrunner (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/7599-project-gunrunner)


Andy Ramirez | The New American (http://www.thenewamerican.com/)
26 May 2011

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2011 - Sen. Grassley: ATF Provided Guns to Cartels (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/7180-sen-grassley-atf-provided-guns-to-cartels-doj-response-not-credible)

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice and Attorney General Eric Holder gave a misleading response to Sen. Charles Grassley, who is investigating charges that the U.S. government deliberately put high-powered weapons in the hands of Mexican cartels.

2011 - ATF Agent Ordered to Let U.S. Guns Into Mexico (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/crime/6597-atf-agent-ordered-to-let-us-guns-into-mexico)

ATF Agent John Dobson said he was ordered to let U.S. guns cross into Mexico in ATF Operation Fast and Furious, but he and colleagues became concerned and objected, their reports to supervisors and Justice Dept. being ignored until Dobson went to sen. Charles Grassley and blew the whistle. by Kelly Holt


2011 - ATF Linked to Border Patrol Agent's Murder (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/crime/6431-atf-linked-to-border-agents-murder)

An operation run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) known as Project Gunrunner has been implicated by whistleblowers, incriminating documents and the work of Senator Charles Grassley in the December murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, and now, the agent's family wants answers while the Justice Department is engaged in a “cover up.”

2010 - New Details in Murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/immigration/5653-new-details-in-murder-of-border-patrol-agent-brian-terry)

Liberty News Network national correspondent and border-issues expert Andy Ramirez offers explosive details about the recent murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry by border bandits, including the news that agents were required to use non-lethal weapons against the heavily armed criminals. By Alex Newman

2010 - Border Patrol Agent Killed, Four Arrested So Far (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/immigration/5526-border-patrol-agent-killed-four-arrested-so-far)

Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who died this morning after a late-night shootout close to the Mexican border, officials said. At least one other suspect was still on the loose. by Alex Newman

devil21
06-21-2011, 12:00 PM
The hosts of Fox and Friends mentioned it this morning too. Was a nice plug for RP.

pcosmar
06-21-2011, 12:11 PM
“My hope is that the recent hearing will further expose the ATF's and Attorney General Eric Holder's assaults on law-abiding gun owners, and more people will start questioning the need for unconstitutional agencies like the ATF that exist solely to infringe on American citizens' God-given right to keep and bear arms.”

This is why I love the guy.
This is what first interested me in him.

specsaregood
06-21-2011, 12:12 PM
This is why I love the guy.
This is what first interested me in him.

It is what seperates him from the pretenders.

Napoleon's Shadow
06-21-2011, 12:16 PM
Let's see if any of the other candidates mention it or not.

jmdrake
06-21-2011, 12:26 PM
Good find. Thanks for posting.

Pericles
06-21-2011, 03:55 PM
This is why I love the guy.
This is what first interested me in him.
+1776

Napoleon's Shadow
06-23-2011, 07:32 PM
The GOA has more here: http://www.facebook.com/notes/gun-owners-of-america/ron-paul-speaks-out-against-project-gunrunner-and-the-batfe/10150214231919543




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC3f01UBsRk&feature=youtu.be


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly18LrXdafQ&feature=uploademail

LibForestPaul
06-23-2011, 08:44 PM
Did anyone read the articles? What the hell was the point for the ATF? Mind numbing...

Beats CIA funneling drugs to ghettos.

Pericles
06-23-2011, 09:54 PM
Even this guy has it figured out - and that is saying something:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tu...--mexico-grift (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-june-21-2011/the-fast-and-the-furious---mexico-grift)