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Arizona Republic: How Fast & Furious Went South

(GunReports.com) -- The Arizona Republic newspaper has an extensive summary looking into the big picture on Fast & Furious:

The plan seemed simple: Let some weapons go across the border in hopes of tracing them to drug lords.

And, at least early on, few seemed to question the strategy devised by Phoenix ATF agents.

A successful case would put big-time narcotics criminals in prison, enhance ATF's reputation and advance agents' careers. It might also put a spotlight on American gun laws that enable straw buyers to help arm the Mexican syndicates.

But as Fast and Furious progressed in 2009-10, obvious and crucial flaws emerged: Hundreds of high-powered rifles vanished into Mexico because investigators had no way to follow the guns -- or to develop criminal cases against those who wound up with them.

Within weeks, firearms began turning up at Mexican crime scenes, often next to corpses.

Some ATF agents tried to warn that people in Mexico were getting killed and that a public-relations disaster was inevitable. A few lawyers in the Justice Department also became alarmed, pressing for the flow of firearms to stop.

Their complaints were dismissed or ignored. More guns went south.

Read more at AZCentral.com.

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Yet another reason to disband the BATFE as an enforcement agency. They are morons. Make them a regulatory agency only. Turn enforcement over to the FBI. At least their Agents HAVE to have a collage degree, unlike the ATF.

Comment by: M_E_ | December 1, 2011

I don't understand how this could have NOT gone south on them. A hot-tube full of drunken 7th graders could have figured out this wouldn't work with no way to track those guns in place. DUH! How stupid can anyone be? I think these guys have set a new standard! Your tax dollars at work, um, er, 'on the job'. Yeah! That's it! Your tax dollars 'on the job'....

Comment by: david b | December 1, 2011

1. Short of putting some sort of tracking device on each of the guns, there was no way in hell that they would ever be traced unless they were found at the scene of a crime (which was what happened many times over). Ooops--ATF is aiding and abetting armed theft and murder. 2. ATF had to virtually force some gun dealers to sell to these straw buyers despite severe misgivings. ATF would have had to have some idea of who these buyers were to direct them to the "right" dealers. Ooops--ATF is helping to violate state and federal laws leading to murders, etc. 3. When warned that what was going to happen did, indeed, happen ATF and Attorney General Eric Holder (Obama's butt-buddy) are only concerned about the bad publicity this has generated. Ooops--ATF agents and higher-ups best be looking for ways to keep their posteriors out of prison, not worrying about what the press has to say about them. To date, though, no one involved in this bloody fiasco has even been fired, let alone prosecuted. Some have been "reassigned" to other federal jobs--B.F.D. Issa and others in Congress are stirring this crock of crap and the stink is getting bad. But when is something actually going to be done???

Comment by: Visigoth52 | December 2, 2011

As I understand it, Visigoth52, the 'reassignments' more or less constituted promotions. At least, normally when someone is brought in from the field to HQ - and still has a title - it's a promotion. None were relegated to cleaning restrooms, so it's NOT punishment.

Comment by: david b | December 2, 2011

Why are the guns being found at the crime sites? Maybe Holder told the gangs to do it, in exchange for guns.

Comment by: Mister E | December 3, 2011