Posted on 08/14/2013 10:14:26 AM PDT by don-o
Three more weapons from Fast and Furious have turned up at crime scenes in Mexico, CBS News has learned, as the toll from the controversial federal operation grows.
According to Justice Department tracing documents obtained by CBS News, all three guns are WASR-10 762-caliber Romanian rifles. Two were purchased by Fast and Furious suspect Uriel Patino in May and July of 2010. Sean Steward, who was convicted on gun charges in July 2012, purchased a third. The rifles were traced yesterday to the Lone Wolf gun shop in Glendale, Ariz.
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The government first denied any guns had been allowed to "walk" into criminal hands. Later, the Justice Department acknowledged using the strategy, claiming it was intended to see where the weapons ended up in hopes of capturing a major cartel leader. But the agency ordered an immediate halt to the practice calling it highly improper.
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Ho hum ... no one gives a RAT’s arse it seems. Issa will be holding hearings until the next century yet make no progress. F&F is his tar baby.
Thanks don-o.
BTTT!
“What Difference Does it Make?”
Nothing compared SA-7&Hellfire missiles by Barry Ben Ghazi.
Hillary on NIXON. “What did the president know and when did he know it”
Hillary on Benghazi. “What difference does it make”
5.56mm
5.56mm
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