Nearly Six Months After Nomination, No Confirmation Hearing Set for ATF’s Andrew Traver

http://www.ticklethewire.com/2011/05/06/six-months-after-nomination-no-confirmation-hearing-set-for-atfs-adrew-traver/

Nearly six months after the White House nominated Andrew Traver to head ATF, there’s no sign of a confirmation hearing.

The Senate Judiciary Committee said there’s nothing scheduled for Traver, who heads the ATF Chicago Office, and explained that the committee has so many confirmation hearings to deal with.

But some observers think there’s more to it. They think ATF is a low priority, plus they think there’s no hurry to rush the confirmation process in the midst of the bubbling controversy over an ATF program known as Operation Fast and Furious, in which gun dealers in Arizona were encouraged to sell to straw purchasers — all with the hopes of tracing the weapons to the Mexican cartels. Some of the guns ended up being used in crimes.

James Cavanaugh, a former ATF official, said Friday that he suspects that the controversy over Operation Fast and Furious will probably delay the confirmation.

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GOP/NRA obstruction

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even in the face of evidence of corruption, is nauseating at best. What's next...a fundraiser for the DEA?

The non-law-abiding crowd - not so much

yup

Always justify the means , and it may be necessary at times to sacrifice the lives of individuals for the good of the whole .
I wonder though , other than mountains of flaming cash , who will be offered up next on the altar of those ideals ?

others? - not so much

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http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2009/12/atf.html



Who knows, you may have a have a lot in common already! Travel all over the country. Don't have to worry about office hours. And the arrest hasn't hurt his career at all.

http://thetruthaboutguns.com/2011/02/robert-farago/atf-glory-hole-agent-still-drawing-pay-pension-benefits/

Isn't that something like , oooooh ......... 145,000 dollars a year ?

And nothing better to do than surf The Hun ?

WINNING !

The list goes on and on but you write "they are OK in my book"

IMHO the following quote from a wise old man named Ron White says it best:

"You can't fix stupid"

Semper Fi,

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Randy Weaver family in Ruby Ridge is dead; Killed by the ATF.

82 dead in Waco including more than 20 children and two pregnant women; Killed by the ATF with the help of the FBI

Border patrol agent Brian Terry and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Jaime Zapata; Killed with guns supplied by the ATF

Further, the ATF was completely ineffective in even getting close to stopping the mass murderer, McVeigh. But then he used fertilizer and diesel fuel, NOT a gun.

Like Ron White said...

Semper Fi,

and accusing you of supporting criminal activities if she hasn't already.

but the poster in question just can not be a woman. Even "Dumb blonde jokes" make more sense.

Semper Fi,

like lousy EEOC, racism, sexual harassment

and don't forget the GOP/NRA House passed a bill preventing the ATF from monitoring multiple gun sales in border states

Cuz the GOP/NRA loves them some Cartel gunrunners

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Including by the US government. But keep pushing it--some people will actually believe that somehow cartels capable of smuggling cocaine by the ton from central America have no better source of weapons than driving to Bob's Shooting Supply in Austin and paying 4 times more for a semi-auto rifle than they would pay for a fully automatic weapon shipped from Latin America, Africa, or elsewhere.

Just curious.

or the families of those who were killed by firearms that the ATF allowed to "walk" into Mexico in a ill considered plan, what they think of the ATF.

One thing for sure is that the ATF needs better leadership.

The guy that misrepresented to the media and thereby the American people that the assault weapon issue was about machineguns:

http://thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/11/robert-farago/missing-andrew-traver-tv-interview-surface/


What makes him qualified or trustworthy enough to head the ATF?

Wont someone please tell me?

It was obviously made for viewing in Chicago where few people know anything about firearms. Andrew Traver had to be aware that he was aiding and abetting a falsehood and willing played a role in promoting this propaganda. Because he did so, he doesn't deserve to hold any position in law enforcement. I wouldn't trust him to tell the truth in any criminal case as he has obviously no credibility.

Contrast that video with this video on the difference between semi-auto rifles and assault rifles made by a far more honest police officer.

First the video with Andrew Traver:
http://thetruthaboutguns.com/2010/11/robert-farago/missing-andrew-traver-tv-interview-surface/

Then the far more honest video with Officer Leroy Pyle of the San Jose police department. A man, who in my opinion, would be more qualified to run the ATF than Andrew Traver because of his honestly and knowledge of firearms.

The Truth About Semi-Auto Firearms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysf8x477c30

Now the incident that led to the death of the 14 year old girl is indeed tragic. The media could have produced a video accurately describing the incident showing a semi-auto assault weapon similar to the one that was used in the crime. That would have been fair and honest and still would have made a good point. The fact that they didn't shows why there is is much distrust of the media in our society and why many people reject the arguments for more gun control by the media and organizations such as the Brady Campaign.

and recommend it.

It's amazing how deceitful people are and the out right lies that come out of peoples mouths so they can push their agenda. If the people at that level are willing to do it, it's understandable how the people on this forum are willing to lie to push their anti gun agenda.