Operation Fast and Furious - Director Resigns

Acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson– the man in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms during “Operation Fast and Furious”– is stepping down, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Melson’s resignation and reassignment comes in the middle of an investigation into the infamous gunrunner operation Fast and Furious. That program allowed straw purchasers to transfer guns bought in the U.S. across the Mexican border to drug cartels. Two weapons involved in the program were reportedly found at the scene of murdered U.S. Border Agent Brian Terry. READ THE REST AT THEBLAZE