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Straw Purchase Seizures In San Antonio
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:53 pm
by dihappy
SAN ANTONIO -- Bexar County sheriff’s deputies joined federal agents in a roundup of more than 200 high-powered guns, including AR-15s, AK-47s and a sniper rifle.
The weapons were seized by agents from Homeland Security and the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after straw purchasers living in San Antonio bought the weapons and delivered them to gun runners for a Mexican cartel.
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Re: Straw Purchase Seizures In San Antonio
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:16 pm
by papajohn1964
What do they do with these? Do they destroy them or auction them off?
Re: Straw Purchase Seizures In San Antonio
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:55 pm
by A-R
papajohn1964 wrote:What do they do with these? Do they destroy them or auction them off?
Who knows, they don't often actually recover the guns they let walk into Mexico
Re: Straw Purchase Seizures In San Antonio
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:58 pm
by texas-sig
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Re: Straw Purchase Seizures In San Antonio
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:12 pm
by C-dub
papajohn1964 wrote:What do they do with these? Do they destroy them or auction them off?
Resell them to their own under cover straw purchaser.
Re: Straw Purchase Seizures In San Antonio
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:45 pm
by PeteCamp
The weapons were seized by agents from Homeland Security and the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after straw purchasers living in San Antonio bought the weapons and delivered them to gun runners for a Mexican cartel.
Wonder which government agency is going to put up the bond for their straw purchasers?
Re: Straw Purchase Seizures In San Antonio
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:48 pm
by Oldgringo
You reckon the federal agents recognized the scofflaws from their offices across the hall or what?
Re: Straw Purchase Seizures In San Antonio
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:06 pm
by PeteCamp
I don't know, but obviously arresting their own buyers will cause some lower level heads to roll. Imagine the audacity! Breaking up Fast and Furious II by mistake.
In all seriousness (sadly) this sounds like rationale for them keeping the de facto gun registration the BATFE has going in the border states.
Putting a few of their own in jail is a small price to pay.