Posted on 08/01/2015 5:08:21 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Five years before he was shot to death in the failed terrorist attack in Garland, Texas, Nadir Soofi walked into a suburban Phoenix gun shop to buy a 9-millimeter pistol.
At the time, Lone Wolf Trading Co. was known among gun smugglers for selling illegal firearms. And with Soofi's history of misdemeanor drug and assault charges, there was a chance his purchase might raise red flags in the federal screening process.
Inside the store, he fudged some facts on the form required of would-be gun buyers.
What Soofi could not have known was that Lone Wolf was at the center of a federal sting operation known as Fast and Furious, targeting Mexican drug lords and traffickers. The idea of the secret program was to allow Lone Wolf to sell illegal weapons to criminals and straw purchasers, and track the guns back to large smuggling networks and drug cartels.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Fast and Furious was never about south of the border crime, it was about purposely putting guns into the hands of criminals so there would be an “excuse” to “close loopholes” and then push for more restrictions on our rights.
“Death to Americans” - Bammy Hussein
ValJar loves it when her plan comes together.
Just part of Baraq’s master plan
I heard somewhere that Gellar brought it on herself.
“a gun sold during the botched Fast and Furious operation ended up being used in a terrorist attack against Americans.”
Just what they wanted to happen.
Mister Holder is my hero. God bless him and President Obama.
The country is SO much better off for their excellent service.
‘spect I’ll get a visit tonight. Oh well.
My BS meter is pegged and I haven’t even read the entire article.
Bump post2. You are exactly right.
BTW, I am curious if his mother converted to moslemism.
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