From the House Judicary Committee.

Republicans Want Answers on ATF Gun Trafficking Program

For Immediate Release
March 9, 2011 Contact: Kim Smith Hicks, (202) 225-3951


Republicans Want Answers on ATF Gun Trafficking Program

Washington, D.C. –Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and 13 Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee today sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding recent allegations that ATF may have been complicit in the illegal transfer of firearms into Mexico.

The members requested information regarding the Phoenix-based program known as “Fast and Furious,â€