Fast and Furious Gun Terror Attack

SOTG 219 - Fast and Furious Gun in Texas Terror Attack

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More evidence mounting that at least one of the guns used by the now dead Jihadists in Garland, Texas was funneled through a gun store in Phoenix that participated in the embarrassing and insidious “Fast and Furious” program. Do not forget what we learned about ATF corruption and ineptness from Mike Detty in his book “Operation Wide Receiver.”

We have an update from Allen West Republic. It seems that after thousands upon thousands of outraged Americans demanded to know what was going on, the Department of the Navy finally got around to issuing a statement on Sunday regarding the Lt. Commander who used a personally owned gun to fight back against the Muslim Terrorist in Chattanooga.

SOURCES:

Rest in Peace “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

Operation Wide Receiver by Mike Detty – www.amazon.com

Mike Detty Exclusive Interview – www.studentofthegunradio.com

From www.shootingwire.com:

“Advanced Tactical Armament Concepts, LLC (ATAC), the parent company of HPR® Ammunition, announced that respected industry veteran, Mark Kresser has been named President of ATAC, effective immediately. In addition, Kresser will also assume leadership of HPR® Ammunition as its President, overseeing the day-to-day operations of this premium ammunition manufacturer.

“For nearly 20 years as a firearms industry executive, Mark has proven time and time again a unique ability for product innovation, marketing and branding, as well as exhibiting a deft hand at developing profitable multi-level partnerships, through both acquisitions and joint venture agreements. His comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the manufacturing process will help take our businesses to the next level and we’re extremely pleased to be placing the future of Advanced Tactical Armament Concepts, LLC and the HPR® brand in such capable hands,” states Jim Antich, Founder of ATAC.

During his career, Kresser has worked with many of the industry’s leading manufacturers. He has been responsible for conceiving, developing and delivering to market some of the best selling products, driving record sales during his tenure.

“HPR® ammunition has developed a strong reputation for both quality and innovation through product lines such as Black Ops® and EMCON®. I look forward to working with the great team at HPR® to expand on that tradition of innovation, continuing to bring about dynamic change within the ammunition category,” said Kresser.“

From www.breitbart.com:

“One of the terrorists involved in the attack on the Mohammad Art Exhibit and Contest in Garland, Texas, was allegedly allowed to purchase a 9mm handgun from a gun store that is connected to the infamous Fast and Furious gun program run by the Obama Administration in 2010. The pistol was reported to have been purchased at Lone Wolf Trading Co. located in Phoenix.

Lone Wolf was known at the time by gun smugglers to be a store that would sell firearms illegally, according to a report by Richard Serrano with the Chicago Tribune. Nadir Soofi, one of the two terrorists killed during the attack in Garland, had a history of misdemeanor drug and assault charges, the Tribune reported. That could have made him ineligible to legally purchase a gun. While in the Lone Wolf store, Soofi allegedly fudged some facts on the federal firearms form required for gun purchases in a licensed gun store.

Unknown to Soofi, Lone Wolf was in the middle of a federal sting operation knows as Fast and Furious. The ATF program was aimed at Mexican drug lords and traffickers who were attempting to buy guns in the United States and move them to Mexico. The program went sideways when federal officials lost track of the firearms, many of which allegedly ended up in Mexico.

One of those weapons was found at the scene of the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. Agent Terry was part of a Border Patrol team responding to the possible presence of Mexican bandits in southern Arizona. He was killed in an ensuing gunfight. One of the guns found at the scene was eventually traced to the Fast and Furious program.

When Soofi submitted the required form, the store contacted the FBI for a background check, according to the Tribune report. Serrano’s article cites a Los Angeles Times article that stated a seven-day hold was placed on the pistol Soofi was attempting to purchase. For reasons that have yet to be explained, that hod was released after one day and Soofi was reported to have left the store with the pistol.

Lone Wolf gun store owner, Andre Howard, has reportedly denied selling the handgun to Soofi.

In May, Soofi and his roommate Elton Simpson attacked the Garland exhibit center where the Mohammad Art Exhibit, being attended by three Breitbart Texas writers, was about to let out. Breitbart Texas reported the two men jumped out of their vehicles and opened fire on a Garland police officer and an unarmed Garland school district security officer.

The Garland police officer drew his sidearm and returned fire. Both of the gunmen were killed. The police officer was struck in the foot. He was transported to the hospital and released that evening.

The Tribune reports states that the FBI has not released any details regarding the weapons used by the two terrorists. “Senate investigators are now pressing law enforcement agencies for answers, raising the chilling possibility that a gun sold during the botched Fast and Furious operation ended up being used in a terrorist attack against Americans,” Serrano wrote.

Soofi’s mother said her son acquired an AK-47 late in 2014. The Tribune reports states that federal officials believe Soofi and his accomplice may have been planning a Super Bowl attack. The Super Bowl was held in Glendale, Arizona, near Phoenix.“

From allenwestrepublic.com:

“UPDATE: A spokesman for the U.S. Navy on Sunday denied reports that disciplinary charges will be filed against Lt. Cmdr. Timothy White for discharging an unauthorized weapon on federal property.

According to a post of Facebook and other social media sites, a statement reads, “Stories of Navy personnel being charges with an offense are not true. There is still a long way to go in reviewing the facts of this tragic incident, but at this time we can confirm no service member has been charged with an offense.”

Several news outlets, including this one, jumped on a report by national columnist Allen West on Saturday that stated he was enraged after he had confirmed that LTC White, who drew his personal sidearm in the July 16 terrorist attack on a Navy Reserve Center in Chattanooga, would face a reprimand and could possibly be court marshaled.

Via Allen West August 1, 2015

Lieutenant Commander Timothy White, I await your call, and I will not rest until these charges against you have been dropped. You stay strong. You showed that you are Steadfast and Loyal. And we will not allow you to be abandoned to the perfumed princes of the Pentagon…and the White House. America shall rally to your cause!“

From abcnews.go.com:

“Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says that in order to keep ISIS from radicalizing Americans inside the United States, it is “critical” not to use the word “Islamic” when describing attacks or other actions tied to the terrorist group.

“[ISIS] would like to be referred to as ‘Islamic extremism’ because it therefore concedes that what they are saying and what they are doing occupies legitimately some form of Islam,” Johnson said today at a national security forum in Aspen, Colorado.

“The Muslims I know and that I’ve spent a lot of time with in this country believe just the opposite,” he added.

Rebuffing any suggestion that he’s being “politically correct,” Johnson said “building trust” with Muslim community leaders across the United States is “fundamental” to the U.S. government’s counter-terrorism efforts.

Johnson’s comments come days after 24-year-old Mohammod Abdulazeez launched a deadly rampage against Marines in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Federal investigators say he was apparently inspired by Al Qaeda ideology, but they are still looking for any evidence indicating he may have been inspired by ISIS as well.

Johnson has sat down with as many as 100 community members at a time – in meetings from Minneapolis to Maryland – to discuss how they can help identify and stop Americans like Abdulazeez from being radicalized by an onslaught of online ISIS propaganda in particular, the secretary said.

In each of those meetings, according to Johnson, he “consistently” hears this: “[ISIS] is trying to hijack my religion.”

“And so if you call it ‘Islamic anything,’ we are dignifying this terrorist organization with occupying a part of the Islamic faith which Muslims in this country I know push back very strongly on,” Johnson said. “If I went into these meetings calling it ‘Islamic extremism,’ I’d get nowhere.”

“I think it’s critical that in order to build our relationships and build our level of cooperation with the Islamic communities here, we have to say to them ‘Look, we understand that what this depraved terrorist organization is doing is no part of your religion,’” Johnson told those attending the Aspen Security Forum, which brings together some of the highest-ranking officials in counter-terrorism and intelligence from around the world.“

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