The ATF was severely criticized in the 1990's following several botched investigations and high profile shootings and deaths, including the Waco Siege of the [[Branch Davidians]] in [[Waco]], [[Texas]]. During the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, the ATF conducted "[[Operation Fast and Furious]]" which involved selling rifles to Mexican [[drug cartels]]. A gun sold through the operation was later used to kill a US agent, and others were associated with various murders in Arizona and Mexico.
==Conservative Veterans, Gun Enthusiasts See Police State Behaviors==
Many [[Conservative]] [[veteran]]s, [[American]] [[Oath Keepers|Oath Keeper]] [[Patriot]]s, [[gun enthusiast]]s and [[:Category:Survivalists|preppers]] see the BATFE's behaviors since the [[Waco]] and [[Ruby Ridge]] [[tyranny|tyrannical]] episodes as [[police state]] behaviors.
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