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Major Beef · July 13, 2011, 10:09 PM

On a related note, here is another attempt by the government to promote gun control:

Here is an internal ATF email regarding "Operation Fast and Furious," an ATF operation in which agents forced gun dealers to sell firearms to known straw buyers, who then transported mass quantities of firearms into Mexico for use by the drug cartels:

From: Chait, Mark R.
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 10:25 AM
To: Newell, William D.
Cc: McMahon, William G.
Subject: Re: SIR

Bill - can you see if these guns were all purchased from same FfL and at one time. We are looking at anecdotal cases to support a demand letter on long gun multiple sales. Thanks Mark R. Chait Assistant Director Field Operations

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepa...te_gun_control

July 13, 2011, 10:09 PM	#82
Major Beef Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2008 Posts: 139	On a related note, here is another attempt by the government to promote gun control: Here is an internal ATF email regarding "Operation Fast and Furious," an ATF operation in which agents forced gun dealers to sell firearms to known straw buyers, who then transported mass quantities of firearms into Mexico for use by the drug cartels: From: Chait, Mark R. Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 10:25 AM To: Newell, William D. Cc: McMahon, William G. Subject: Re: SIR Bill - can you see if these guns were all purchased from same FfL and at one time. We are looking at anecdotal cases to support a demand letter on long gun multiple sales. Thanks Mark R. Chait Assistant Director Field Operations http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepa...te_gun_control __________________ Hi, I'm Major Beef with CDNN. Last edited by Major Beef; July 13, 2011 at 11:45 PM.