Gunrunning scandal uncovered at the ATFFebruary 23, 2011 6:54 PMCBS News)
WASHINGTON - Keeping American weapons from getting into the hands of Mexican gangs is the goal of a program called "Project Gunrunner." But critics say it's doing exactly the opposite. CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports on what she found.
December 14, 2010. The place: a dangerous smuggling route in Arizona not far from the border. A special tactical border squad was on patrol when gunfire broke out and agent Brian Terry was killed.
Kent, Brian's brother, said "he was my only brother. That was the only brother I had. I'm lost."
The assault rifles found at the murder were traced back to a U.S. gun shop. Where they came from and how they got there is a scandal so large, some insiders say it surpasses the shoot-out at Ruby Ridge and the deadly siege at Waco.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/23/eveningnews/main20035609.shtml The story keeps growing and growing. Now it looks like ATF agents in Tampa were aiding gun running to Honduras.
The article in the OP points out that a percentage of these firearms will end up on American streets and never make it to Mexico.
In my opinion, both American and Mexican citizens should be infuriated by any program that allows buyers to straw purchase firearms in order to sell them to Mexican drug cartels and also to criminals inside the United States
and loses track of those firearms . There is an excellent possibility that other agencies such as the FBI and the DEA were involved in this faulty scheme. As taxpayers, we may even have paid for these firearms.
Justice Department Obstructing 'Fast and Furious' Gun Probe, ATF Director SaysBy William Lajeunesse
Published July 06, 2011The Justice Department is obstructing the congressional investigation of a U.S. law enforcement operation intended to crack down on major weapons traffickers on the Southwest border, according to the embattled leader of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Ken Melson, the acting director of the ATF, lobbed the accusation when he sneaked in for an interview with congressional investigators on July 4, two days ahead of his scheduled interview with the inspector general about the operation known as "Fast and Furious," Fox News has learned.
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In a separate development, congressional sources have learned that not only was U.S. taxpayer money being used to buy guns that were later sent to Mexico, but the main target of the investigation was actually a FBI informant and former drug dealer who had been deported years ago.emphasis addedemphasis added***snip***
The alleged coverup involves three law enforcement agencies: the ATF, FBI and the DEA, or Drug Enforcement Administration.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/07/06/justice-department-obstructing-fast-and-furious-gun-probe-atf-director-says/#ixzz1RcxJJrvf I understand your feeling concerning the unfair portrayal of Hispanics especially undocumented workers. For years I have supported changing our immigration policy to permit more workers to legally come to the United States. I want to see these workers fully protected by the laws of our nation and not abused or taken advantage of by their employers.
The problem is that the Republican Party sees undocumented workers as a cheap source of labor which actually means a new slave class. Our own party views undocumented workers as potential voters. Therefore we never change our immigration policy and hard working Mexicans suffer as a result.
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