[RightGeek]

This American Life is an NPR (hack, spit) show, but they were right on this one. Audio at http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/540/a-front and the transcript is at http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/540/transcript. You have to read it to believe it.

[RW_Whacko]

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Great name for a convenience store.

[Theoria]

Plenty of FR posts about the wonders of the Milwaukee ATF operation.

Just a few:

ATF's Milwaukee sting operation marred by mistakes, failures

Botched ATF sting in Milwaukee ensnares brain-damaged man

ATF's Milwaukee 'Fearless' storefront had little to ward off burglars

[Organic Panic]

The AFT is one of the worst of the worst when it comes to federal bureaucracies. And this was even before Holder got a hold of them.

These scumbags sent goons to my machine shop trying to set me up to make AR15 lowers and finish lowers for people right after Obama’s “under the radar” comment. Then a parade of those goons tried to get a ‘tour’ of the shop because they “heard” I was making guns. I forcefully and without the least bit of politeness told them to leave the office immediately and if they come back without a warrant I will have them reported to the local sheriff for trying to buy illegal firearms and trespassing.

I can only assume most shop owners would invite the agents in to show them around to show them they have nothing to hide. They never bothered me again.

[Brother Cracker]

[Sawdring]

There is a survivalism shop that opened in a town near me this year and in the back of my mind I thought that it would be a good cover for an ATF cover operation.

[Drew68]

This American Life is an NPR (hack, spit) show

Funny, liberals over at DU loath NPR about as much as FReepers do, believing it has been co-opted over the past decade by donations from right-wing corporations.

FWIW, I listen to NPR every morning on my drive to work (and many afternoons driving home as well) and I find it to be one of the most "fair and balanced" media sources out there.

[AntiScumbag]

The ATF is a total mess and has been for a long time, but this is old news, as in January, 2013, almost 2 years ago.

http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/watchdogreports/atfs-milwaukee-sting-operation-marred-by-mistakes-failures-mu8akpj-188952581.html

[goldstategop]

ATF are useless jackboots in uniform whose sole mission in life seems to be to drive law-abiding gun shops out of business.

And then there’s their role in the gun shenanigans AKA Fast and Furious operation in Mexico.

Shut it down.

[dangus]

DIedrich? Glass? Is this story being reported by Barney Miller’s squad?

[gaijin]

Ping

[Pontiac]

Ira Glass: And they were robbed. These agents whose job it was to get guns out of the hands of criminals had three guns that were stolen out of an agent's car while he was parked at a coffee shop. These included a fully automatic rifle

Knowing the Federal Government this guy probably still got his bonus.