New Leader for ATF Atlanta Field Division (via redOrbit)
Scott Sweetow takes over as agency head in State of Georgia ATLANTA, Sept. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scott D. Sweetow has been named the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Atlanta Field Division, which encompasses the entire state…
CNN is reporting that the United States House of Representatives will vote Thursday to cite U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt of Congress. The vote would be the first time in history such action has been taken.
From the article:
The House Oversight Committee recommended the vote against Attorney General Eric Holder last week after he refused to hand over all of the requested documents in its investigation of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms’ controversial Fast and Furious gun-running sting. Read more
SAF Sues Alameda County For Civil Rights Violation In Gun Shop Case (via redOrbit)
BELLEVUE, Wash., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Second Amendment Foundation today filed a federal lawsuit against Alameda County, California and the county’s Board of Supervisors for violating the constitutional rights of three businessmen by wrongfully denying them permits to open…