More news from the project gunrunner files!

TUCSON (KGUN9-TV) – The family of a U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in a shoot out near Rio Rico is planning to sue the federal government. Brian Terry's mother told 9 On Your Side she believes the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, or ATF, is also responsible for her son's murder because top officials allowed the assault rifle that was used in his murder to get into the hands of Mexican drug cartels.

Now, more than six months later, Josephine Terry testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee calling on top Congressional lawmakers to force the Department of Justice to explain how a gun trafficking operation backfired.

"When it happened, how it happened, but never got no answers," said Terry when asked if she was satisfied with the answers given to her.

Terry accused the ATF of trying to cover up her son's murder by refusing to identify top officials who knowingly authorized gun dealers to sell as many as 2,500 firearms to so-called straw purchasers who would then "walk" the guns into Mexico. The idea was to track the guns to drug cartel leaders in order to to bust up the organization.

Instead, a congressional investigation shows the operation code-named "fast and furious" spun out of control and supervisors ignored agents who pushed to stop it. ATF Agent John Dodson blew the whistle only after Terry was killed. The ATF has now admitted two AK-47 rifles purchased by known criminals at a Phoenix gun dealer a year ago were recovered at Terry's murder scene.

So far, of the five suspected bandits, the feds have charged only one of them with Terry's killing. Manuel Osorio-Arellanes was arrested the night of the shooting and was shot at least once during the firefight. The FBI has yet to arrest the other four.

The Terry family simply wants justice to be served. Josephine believes suing the feds is the only way to force top officials from President Obama to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and on down, to be held accountable by testifying on who knew what.

"I want whoever decided this program and knew about it to be held responsible. I want justice for my son. He served his country. He was a Marine. He was a police officer. He was a border patrol agent. My son was a true American hero," Terry told KGUN9.

The Terry family has hired Attorney Paul Charlton of Phoenix to represent them. Charlton is a former U.S. Attorney for Arizona. Once the tort claim is filed, the ATF will be given six months to respond by either offering a settlement or denying liability.

Terry stressed to 9 On Your Side the family is not seeking money. She simply wants top leaders to be held responsible for her son's murder.

When asked what type of legal punishment she'd like to see happen to those involved with overseeing the operation, Terry would only say that she wants them to admit blame.

And yet again I must ask what Obama's educational background is because this is gross negligence and also criminal negligence. It also was completely stupid. It was an arms deal gone bad is what it is! And this is one of Obama's plans? OMG! Hey everyone, let's all sell guns to Mexican Drug Gangs to see where they are going!

Um, I can tell you where they are going and could have told anyone where before this stupid plan even came into effect, they were going to go right to work killing people! That is where they were and did go! And worst is that they could and WERE used against us as well. You do not give weapons in the name of peace to criminals and enemies.

Obama is a case study in the art of:

P.S Your eyes should be melting about now!

This whole scam was done to further the gun grabbin liberal agenda, unfortunately a federal agent lost his life for it and no one involved will lose theirs!

Funny how the liberals avoid topics like these.

Just as well, they usually have feeble opinions anyway!