could say what mechanism will be used. so at this point the bill is still stuck. >> bret: ed henry on the north lawn. ed, thank you. in the months we have been telling yu about the government failed gun tracking program. called operation fast and furious. many of you were no doubt asking yourselves what were they thinking? tonight, correspondent william la jeunesse tells us about one theory. >> when you screw up, say you screw up. people who are involved say they screw up and don't allow your screw up to be the basis for trying to extend the legislative ada. >> recurring allegation hurled at the attorney general. >> the justice department came up with a flawed program in order to justify a regulation. >> but that is what the gun owners feared that operation fast and furious was used to justify a new law that congress was unlikely to pass. demanding gun stores report anyone buying multiple rifles or long gun over a one-week period.