Motley County Attorney considers charges against ATF

MOTLEY COUNTY, TX (KCBD) - The Motley County Attorney is blasting the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for sparking a fire Tuesday in the northwestern part of the county. The county is even considering filing charges.

The ATF detonated explosives on private land that they say is leased for research by Texas Tech and Homeland Security. During one explosion a wheat field caught fire and burned 150 acres.

The ATF says it takes complete responsibility, but Motley County Attorney Tom Edwards says the incident is inexcusable. "We have a government that has just refused aid to the state of Texas for all our fire damage throughout the state. Here comes federal agents who start another fire," Edwards said.

http://www.kcbd.com/story/14637185/atf-may-face-criminal-charges-after-causing-wheat-fire


Motley County Attorney says ATF used poor judgment

You've probably heard of having a corner on the market?

The Motley County Attorney says agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms have the corner on something else.

ATF agents were blowing up old and unusable ordinance in Motley County Tuesday afternoon, when they ignited a blaze that consumed 100 to 150 acres.

FOX34 asked County Attorney Tom Edwards if the exercise violated the county's burn ban.

"I will say this and you can quote me on it. That bunch had a real corner on stupid. We had high winds. We're under a burn ban because of extensive prairie fire, brush fires, and in they roll with the idea of blowing up things and giving no notification to our Sheriff. We've got a few residents who thought there might have been a terrorist act going on. To do all of that with a burn ban in effect. I know a bunch about explosives from my military career and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that explosives cause fires. We had a very good wind blowing that evening also. On top of that, we've got the federal government that has refused to provide assistance to the state on the request of Governor Perry because of all our statewide fires. Then in waltzes federal agents and they start a fire. That to me is a corner on stupid," Edwards said.

http://www.myfoxlubbock.com/news/local/story/Lubbock-Motley-county-ATF-Tom-Edward-burn-ban/8ZCXiSYp10ibH3-DleAsWg.cspx

I'm sure this is all part of the gop/nra conspiracy...or something...

Suggesting to FFA holders to allow questionable sales and then allowing those guns to cross the border into mexico rather than interdicting them.

...when you *A*bsolutely, *T*otally must have it *F*%%%edup overnight?

As marked - Incendiary ; Cluster ; Kitten ; 100 ea

" No one has actually seen any flaming kittens ...... but that's what we are reporting . "