Houston-Mexico gun sales
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:19 am
"Nine local weapons traffickers who were part of crew of friends and family that bought guns for a drug cartel are headed to prison as part of a rare case in which weapons were traced from murder and mayhem in Mexico to stores in Houston...."
"Speaking from the bench, [Federal District Judge] Lake questioned if a wide enough net was cast by snaring those who bought the weapons, not dealers who sold them over the counter.
“I can't believe these gun stores didn't know something was wrong,” Lake said. “Is there any way to investigate these gun stores?”...
"Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark White responded that he couldn't disclose what, if anything, was going on regarding the gun dealers."..."
"National Rifle Association spokeswoman Alexa Fritts said anyone who broke the law should face justice, but the fact that no dealer has been charged indicates there was no violation."
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WOW! That is a real stretch, Alexa. Anyone with the slightest knowledge of criminal law would differ with you on that wild conclusion. I would go so far as to bet a nickle that the feds. are well-aware of where the solution lies, and will take action with respect to dealers when (a) the right case comes along, and (b) when the political situation clears up a little. The action which could occur may not be related to making an illegal sale, but perhaps rather conspiracy counts.
Now let's hear it again -- "There is no guns-from-Texas-to-Mexico problem."
Jim
"Speaking from the bench, [Federal District Judge] Lake questioned if a wide enough net was cast by snaring those who bought the weapons, not dealers who sold them over the counter.
“I can't believe these gun stores didn't know something was wrong,” Lake said. “Is there any way to investigate these gun stores?”...
"Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark White responded that he couldn't disclose what, if anything, was going on regarding the gun dealers."..."
"National Rifle Association spokeswoman Alexa Fritts said anyone who broke the law should face justice, but the fact that no dealer has been charged indicates there was no violation."
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/met ... 25298.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
WOW! That is a real stretch, Alexa. Anyone with the slightest knowledge of criminal law would differ with you on that wild conclusion. I would go so far as to bet a nickle that the feds. are well-aware of where the solution lies, and will take action with respect to dealers when (a) the right case comes along, and (b) when the political situation clears up a little. The action which could occur may not be related to making an illegal sale, but perhaps rather conspiracy counts.
Now let's hear it again -- "There is no guns-from-Texas-to-Mexico problem."
Jim
