Posted on 09/19/2010 6:15:51 PM PDT by smokingfrog
With drug violence raging in Mexico, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says a surge in federal agents in Arizona has helped the United States recover about 1,300 firearms in the last 100 days, many of them believed bound for Mexico.
Federal law enforcement officials say the success is prompting the ATF to roll out similar techniques in seven additional cities believed to be hotbeds for gun traffickers.
The current operation involved the deployment of a Project Gun Runner Impact Team (GRIT) to combat the deadly flow of weapons from the United States to Mexico's ongoing drug war, which has left more than 28,000 people dead since 2006.
According to U.S. officials, a majority of the guns seized in Mexican crimes are found to be sold in the United States by gun stores in Texas, California and Arizona.
A recent report by Mayors Against Illegal Guns that used ATF data revealed that, "from 2006 to 2009, nearly 19,000 traced crime guns were originally sold in the U.S. and recovered and traced to Mexican crimes."
Significantly fewer guns are moving through New Mexico, ATF sources said, but drug traffickers and gunrunners are beginning to increase border crossings in the state as violence rages in Mexican cities such as Ciudad Juarez and as southbound screenings are bolstered in some areas.
The approximately 1,300 firearms the ATF recovered in Arizona as part of its operation over the past three months included an array of AK-47-style weapons, 71,000 rounds of ammunition and drugs.
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Why no effort to stop illegals “bound for America”?
recovered ?
I think it is great that they spend this effort to stop guns from going to Mexico. Now if they would only spend half this effort to stop Mexicans from coming here we would be getting someplace.
The border is as secure as it has ever been. Totally SECURE. Right Butch Nappy?
It’s the Summer of Recovery. J. Bite-me said so.
Counting guns is like having a bodycount. Sounds impressive but not doing much.
Mexican authorities have asked U.S. officials to increase enforcement on gun crimes in the United States and have urged the Obama administration to reinstitute the assault weapons ban.
Now I wonder if the story is valid...1,300?
Probably bunk! I would guess they captured 1300 illegal immigrants trying to smuggle guns, kept the 16 guns, and let the 1300 illegals go...
Give me a break. My bet is that the idiots at BATF are totally off the reservation and will have to back away from another keystone cop mess.
Proven a total lie. All Commie governments lie.
They can try that carp but it won’t fly! The uprising would be 10 times the Tea Party.
“A recent report by Mayors Against Illegal Gun”
That is all you need to know about this report.
“According to U.S. officials, a majority of the guns seized in Mexican crimes are found to be sold in the United States by gun stores in Texas, California and Arizona.”
Those U.S. officials are liars!
The majority of guns seized in Mexican crimes are from Central and South American military and police armories.
They are largely of Chinese origin.
I’ll bet that the 1,300 weapons are for the entire U.S., not the state of AZ. Does not pass the smell test to me.
yup!
I live in Arizona. There is a first generation (anchor baby) crime foothold here.
Yes, I have read about the upscale maternity hospitals that solicit well-off customers from Mexico that want their children to be U.S. citizens. It is part of the package that they sell. It is clearly stated in the literature.
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