...If this were true, then the Holder emails condemning walking provided to the Congressional committee show that he doesn't want an AWB. Not to mention the DOJ retraction statements after the initial denial that walking did occur.
That contradicts the belief Truthers have which holds that the DOJ wants another AWB.
It doesn't take any conspiracy theory logic to show that he does want to reinstate the AWB. It simply takes quoting his own words.
1. From a February 26, 2009 interview.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-4831751-503544.html
Responding to a reporter's question on weapons' regulations, Holder said, "Well, as President Obama indicated during the campaign, there are just a few gun-related changes that we would like to make, and among them would be to reinstitute the ban on the sale of assault weapons. I think that will have a positive impact in Mexico, at a minimum."
2. From his February 2, 2012 testimony to the House Oversight Committee:
http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/08/holder-tells-congress-the-obama-administration-wants-to-ban-guns/
"This administration has consistently favored the reinstitution of the assault weapons ban. It is something that we think was useful in the past with regard to the reduction that we’ve seen in crime, and certainly would have a positive impact on our relationship and the crime situation in Mexico."
It is only a small leap, then, to link this as a motivating factor in formulating the F&F operation, which started in the fall of 2009. This is then compounded by stonewalling the Oversight committee, and finally by Executive Privilege.
I don't know if this truly started in the upper levels of the administration, but I do know that they want to reinstate the AWB, and that is enough for me.