This Cole guy is pretty deep into the "Gunrunner" scandal ~ doing this at this time demonstrate he has a political tin ear and no conscience.
That's almost always the kind of flaw that gets you sent to federal prison.
I don't think it is case of a tin ear at all. These actions come from the very top and are calculated to provoke just such a suit.
Gunwalker backfired, so they'll try to show how 'extreme' the NRA is through the press in this way.