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| 2013-10-16 |
| After months of anguished debate over mass shootings, gun control and Second Amendment rights, the Justice Department finds itself on the defensive after a training manual surfaced that suggests federal agents could face a firing squad for leaking government secrets. Seems rather extreme to me but then I'm not surprised at the Gestapo-like tactics. The online manual for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — complete with a photo of a turn-of-the-century firing squad — was obtained by The Washington Times from a concerned federal law enforcement official, and it immediately drew protests from watchdogs who said it showed a lack of sensitivity to gun violence and the continuing hostile environment toward whistleblowers. More at the link. |
| Posted by:Deacon Blues |
| #2 Does it extend to contractors? Might help explain Snowden after all... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-10-16 15:28 |
| #1 So someone leaked a document that will be embarassing, if not humiliating, to the gov't.? Wonder what happens to this leaker? Do they still offer cigarettes with the blindfold? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-10-16 14:39 |