Sen. Grassley: ATF Provided Guns to Cartels
Written by Alex Newman
Tuesday, 19 April 2011 16:08


The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Department of Justice are under increasing pressure after getting caught providing misleading responses to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa, left), who is continuing to investigate a U.S. government operation that deliberately put high-powered weapons in the hands of Mexican cartels.

Two of those guns, AK47s, ended up being involved in the murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry last year, documents show. And since January, Grassley has been trying to get answers. But so far, the DOJ is refusing to cooperate.

Responding to queries from the Senator’s office about the so-called Project Gunrunner, Operation Fast and Furious, the Justice Department in February called the allegations “false.â€