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And so what happened was some of the young men started firing on them. they fired on us first. >> we didn't shoot first. we didn't. they shot first. if i thought that an atf agent would drive up in front of a structure and shoot, i would throw my badge in. it didn't happen. >> probably the only person who will ever know who shot first is the person who shot first. >> no one could know that the shootout was just a hint of what was coming. a tense 51-day standoff that would escalate into a conflagration of biblical proportions. ♪ ♪

Said the agency sold guns to mexican gun cart tales, with the guns found at crime scenes including one where an atf -- a border patrol agent was found murdered. they want to stop the book because it would have negative i am peak on morale. joining us judge andrew napolitano, fox news senior judicial analyst. a negative impact on morale, judge is that significant ground to prevent him from putting out this book? >> no, it is not sufficient grounds at all, jon. this atf agent is a genuine real-life american hero who told all of us about this disasterous and deadly "fast & furious" gun-running wh...

I thought that's what we were supposed to do. >> reporter: still employed as an atf agent, he's now written a tell all book and as required submitted a draft to the atf which recently denied him permission to publish saying it could block the book to any reason and that it would have a negative impact on more really in the phoenix field division and relationships with the dea and fbi. >> what kind of uberous is that for any reason when a whistleblower wants to put on the public record his opinion about what happened? first amendment, free speech. he should be able to go forward. >> reporter: t...

Says otherwise. >> they started firing at me, and so what happened was some of the young men started firing on them. they fired on us first. >> we didn't shoot first. we didn't. they shot first. if i thought that an atf agent would drive in front of a structure and shoot, i would throw my badge in. >> probably the only person who will ever know who shot first is the person who shot first. >> no one could know that the shootout was just a hint of what was coming. a tense 51-day standoff that would escalate into a conflagration of biblical proportions. [ male announcer ] campbell's angus beef & ...

Them. they fired on us first. >> we didn't shoot first. we didn't. they shot first. if i thought that an atf agent would drive in front of a structure and shoot, i would throw my badge in. >> probably the only person who will ever know who shot first is the person who shot first. >> no one could know that the shootout was just a hint of what was coming. a tense 51-day standoff that would escalate into a conflagration of biblical proportions.