ATF Chief Secretly Tells Congress about Controversial Gun Pr

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WASHINGTON -- The acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) voluntarily appeared before two congressional oversight committees and revealed that senior Justice Department officials tried to limit his communications with Congress about an investigation into a controversial ATF program known as "Fast and Furious," according to a letter from the heads of two oversight committees.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, have been investigating a program where ATF agents recorded and tracked straw purchases of weapons and allowed the guns to "walk" across the U.S. border into Mexico in an effort to locate major weapons traffickers.

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[zephyp]

Melson has flatly refused to resign and my guess is he will crack and spill the beans on Holder+obama as he is upset and does not want to be the fall guy...lets see how much publicity this gets once that happens...maybe it already has in his secret testimony...

[Diomed]

At the rate Melson's going, he's going to wind up the victim of an assisted suicide, or he'll accidentally brutally stab himself in the stomach while shaving.

[zephyp]

At the rate Melson's going, he's going to wind up the victim of an assisted suicide, or he'll accidentally brutally stab himself in the stomach while shaving.

Gee, as anti gun as he is how will he ever defend himself...