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> There have been instances of law enforcement trafficking arms to the cartels They didn't traffic arms. They "purposely allowed licensed firearms dealers to
by threeseed 4y ago
> There have been instances of law enforcement trafficking arms to the cartels
They didn't traffic arms.
They "purposely allowed licensed firearms dealers to sell weapons to illegal straw buyers, hoping to track the guns to Mexican drug cartel leaders and arrest them".
Strategy that is a corner stone of law enforcement so it's surprising the
outrage at it being applied in this situation.
- notch898a 4y agoWere they planning on grabbing the guns back before or after they were used to execute Brian Terry? Seems like the criticism of this operation may be justified.
- mannerheim 4y agoIf anything, Terry's death was probably helpful to their goal of expanding gun control. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/documents-atf-used-fast-and-furious-to-make-the-case-for-gun-regulations/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/documents-atf-used-fast-and-fur...
- yubiox 4y agoAllowed? No. Forced.
- ASalazarMX 4y agoIt's a dumb strategy considering they won't be able to track those arms when they cross to Mexico, those weapons won't make their way back to USA, Mexico smuggles drugs, USA smuggles military weapons. Those grenades, machine guns, 50 cal rifles, etc. are going to stay in Mexico, and will be used to kill Mexicans for years.