Bombshell: Documents suggest official Fast & Furious cover-up

Newly-revealed documents suggest there was a fast and furious cover-up by the Phoenix U.S. Attorney’s office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives when guns recovered from the crime scene of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry’s murder were quickly linked to the ATF’s gun trafficking sting operation.

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Bellevue’s Gottlieb calls for Holder’s resignation

A Texas senator is calling for personnel dismissals from Attorney General Eric Holder in relation to Operation Fast and Furious, and members of Congress say the investigation should continue, but Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Bellevue-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has a more direct perspective.

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Issa to Van Susteren: Fast & Furious goes higher than Melson

Congressman Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that is investigating Operation Fast and Furious told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren Tuesday night that responsibility for the botched gun trafficking sting “goes higher” than two officials who left their jobs earlier in the day.

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Thursday hunting season opener renews need for safety, common sense

Tomorrow, Sept. 1, brings the opening day for many Washington State hunters who will be in the field pursuing grouse, rabbits, morning doves and — for bowhunters — deer in several management units, and now is a good time to think about safety and being on your best behavior.

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Kenneth Melson, who has served as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives since April 2009 has been replaced today and will become senior advisor on forensic science in the Justice Department’s office of Legal Policy.

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BREAKING: Sources say Melson out at ATF

Kenneth Melson, acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for the past two years – and the man in charge of the agency when Operation Fast and Furious exploded as a scandal – is stepping down from that position, according to several sources.

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Has Calderon stepped in to push Fast & Furious agenda?

Has Mexican President Felipe Calderon stepped in as a surrogate to push what many gun rights activists believe is the underlying goal of the Obama administration’s Operation Fast & Furious; that is, renewal of the ban on so-called “assault weapons” that he now blames for the casino massacre last week in Monterrey?

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Dog Days of Summer Busy at Knife Rights

We want all those affected by Irene this past weekend to know our thoughts and prayers are with you as you work to get your lives back to normal. When viewing the damage Irene has left in its wake, it just reinforces how important knives and edged tools are to our survival and recovery after any disaster.

Battle lines drawn, anti-rural bigotry emerges in ID grizzly bear killing

Rural solidarity is clearly up against anti-rural bigotry in the continuing debate over federal prosecution of a north Idaho man who fatally shot one of three grizzly bears that wandered onto his property and allegedly posed an immediate threat to his children.

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