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Originally Posted by dc_dux
I get it.
Samcol and Dunedan are not interested in looking at the bigger picture or the concerns of numerous ATF officials or what may have lead the AFT to even consider such a reckless and ill-advised plan.
It is easier to declare it as part of an Obama/Democrat plan to take away your guns.
Ask yourself this. Who is really "sabotaging" law enforcement.
The Obama government that provided an addtional $10 million for Bush's Operation Gunrunner program or the Republicans (on behalf of the NRA) who wont even allow a discussion of legislation to deal specifically with the growing problem of illegal trafficking...and that has blocked the appointment of a permanent ATF director for six years now (both Bush and Obama appointees).
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before everyone gets too far off the beaten path, lets try to get a couple of things straight.
fast and furious was started under bush. It was an operation designed to stop gun trafficking across the border by intercepting people trying to cross teh border with straw bought weapons.
the operation took a decidedly different and illegal turn when either Holder or Melson changed the hopeful outcome of the operation to one in which alot more weapons would turn up at crime scenes in order to push for the multiple long arm sales requirement along 4 border states. It's conceivable then, that guns would stop being 'walked' across the border and a show of success in less guns for the cartels would be used to implement it in all 50 states.
This new MO was heavily fought against by ATF agents on the ground with claims that these weapons would end up killing alot of innocent people when it could have been stopped. It finally came to a boiling point when jaime zapata and brian terry were killed with some of these weapons.
Now, we have ATF agents across the southwest feeding information to Issa and his investigation, Melson has come out on his own to testify to Issa, and Holder could be left holding the bag.
Let's also remember that during some of this investigation, it's been revealed that some ATF agents actually set up the straw buys and assisted in the border crossing, which violates the Arms Export Control Act.