Why did Biden’s ATF stop disrupting gun trafficking cells at the same time Mexico sued firearm manufacturers?
There’s a sense of déjà vu all over again when it comes to the federal government shutting down efforts to put a halt to Mexican gun-running schemes.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has released a series of whistleblower documents that raise the ghosts of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ ill-fated Operation Fast & Furious. That was the Department of Justice operation that allowed firearms to be illegally smuggled across the U.S. border to Mexico…except once they crossed, they were never tracked.
One of those illegally-trafficked firearms was used to murder U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.
That was exposed when ATF Agent Peter Forcelli blew the whistle that cases he was making to charge and lock up criminals for trafficking guns were being ignored by the U.S. Attorney’s office.
By Mark Oliva