by This is just too funny especially in its discussion of Forum Commandos.
Hannity Special On Operation Fast And Furious – DOJ Involvement
In Part II of the Hannity special report on Operation Fast and Furious, FoxNews reporter William LaJeunesse examines who knew what, when, and where about Project Gunwalker within the Department of Justice.
As the former U.S. Attorney for Arizona Melvin McDonald notes, the current U.S. Attorney for Arizona Dennis Burke was “obviously versed in it, told about it but this is a decision that is made in Washington and is made at the highest levels of the government.” It also should be remembered that before he became the U.S. Attorney, Mr. Burke was the Chief of Staff for Secretary for Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Sean Hannity On Fast And Furious
Sean Hannity of Fox did a special report on Operation Fast and Furious (aka Project Gunwalker) on Friday. The clip below is from the intro section which begins with a very good montage of critical events in the scandal. It also features columnist and blogger Michelle Malkin discussing the scandal. If you only watch part of it, watch the montage. It is excellent.
The Result Of Chicago Dragging Its Feet
Chicago resident Jesus Duenas has a FOID card and after the New Chicago Gun Law was enacted in response to the city’s loss in McDonald v. Chicago, he purchased a handgun legally. (As an aside, my guess is that his handgun was a Taurus Judge as the story mentions it fired a .410 shotgun shell.) However, at the time because he couldn’t find a range in the City of Chicago to get the required training, he didn’t get a Chicago permit nor did he register the handgun with the city. Of course he couldn’t find a range in the city because they were forbidden by law at the time!
Fast forward to March of this year. After neighbors called the police because of a party at his house, he was arrested when the police entered his home without a warrant in search of a firearm. When they asked him where his gun was, he showed them where it was in the bedroom in a locked case. His arrest was for being in violation of Chicago’s gun laws.
Yesterday, a judge in Chicago dismissed the charges against him. While he now has his Chicago registration card, the police are now trying to revoke it because he purchased the gun before he got the permit.
While the story doesn’t say anything about this, it is my impression that many in Chicago purchased handguns as soon as the city lost McDonald and enacted the New Chicago Gun Law. All they heard in media reports from the time was that the city now had to allow handguns and the onerous requirements to get a permit were glossed over. Of course, ignorance is no excuse but neither is creating so many impediments to lawful compliance that virtually no one could own a handgun legally within Chicago.
Man Wins Handgun Lawsuit Against Chicago: MyFoxCHICAGO.com
H/T Josh
The Peter Principle With White Chalk Outlines
Bob Owens, the Confederate Yankee, was a guest of Cam Edwards on NRA News on Wednesday. He discusses the promotions or “lateral transfers” of Bill McMahon, Bill Newell, and David Voth to new jobs in Washington. In a wonderfully snarky aside, he refers to their promotions as the Peter Principle with white chalk outlines.
He also discusses an email exchange with ATF whistleblower Vince Cefalu about the promotions. Cefalu considers them lateral transfers to keep those who could speak out in Washington in ATF HQ so they can be controlled. Bob also mentions rumors that there is testimony that Operation Fast and Furious may be higher up the food chain than previously thought.
The Soft-on-Crime Roots of British Disorder
Cam Edwards interviews Prof. Joyce Lee Malcolm on the roots of the riots in the UK. Prof. Malcolm was cited in the Heller decision and signed on to amicus briefs in both the Heller and McDonald cases. She is a Professor of Law at George Mason University School of Law specializing in British history and British constitutional law along with self-defense and the Second Amendment.
Take A Knee
Gunsite instructor Jay Tuttle demonstrates three kneeling positions to help you increase your accuracy while shooting a rifle. They included the braced, speed knee, and the double knee kneeling position.
Straight Pull For Straight Shooting
In another of the NSSF’s training tip videos, Doug Koenig discusses proper trigger control and how to integrate it into your dry fire practice.
Quote Of The Day
Speaking about the appearance of impropriety of naming William McMahon as the Deputy Assistant Director in charge of ATF’s Office of Professional Responsibility and Security Operations (Internal Affairs) given his testimony in July before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and his previous role in supervising field operations in the western U.S., “Doc Holliday”, a moderator on CleanUpATF.org had this to say:
Isn’t placing McMahon in charge of Internal Affairs after his testimony last week somewhat like placing Tex Watson, Squeeky Fromme and Linda Kasabian on Charles Mansons parole board?
Splitting Hairs
In an article posted yesterday evening, Richard Serrano of the L.A. Times writes that the ATF is denying that William McMahon, William Newell, and David Voth were given promotions.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Wednesday that three supervisors in its controversial Fast and Furious gun-trafficking investigation were transferred to lateral jobs, not promoted.
“They did not receive salary or grade increases, nor did they assume positions with greater responsibility,” the agency said in a short statement.
The Times reported Tuesday that William G. McMahon, William D. Newell and David Voth, three key supervisors in the Phoenix-run investigation that went awry, were promoted to management positions at the ATF’s Washington headquarters.
This is splitting hairs. Both McMahon and Newell have Senior Executive Service status and I’m guessing that Voth is a GS-14 at the minimum. The base pay for SES positions is $119,554 and the bottom rate for a GS-14 is $84,697. This does not take into account the extra amount GS-14s get paid for being located in Washington, D.C. as opposed to the boondocks.
If you or I had so royally screwed up in our jobs that people got killed, we would have been fired if we were lucky. If we weren’t lucky, we’d be looking at either a lawsuit or jail time.