Originally Posted by
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More correctly, BATF(E) leaned on gun dealers who didn't want to complete sales that they (rightly) suspected were of the "straw man" variety.
The current head of F-Troop has gone on record saying that no firearm belongs in the hands of someone who isn't under orders or has a badge. I suspect this was an attempt to cook some statistics so that more federal gun control could be enacted on a Democrat's watch. Unfortunately for them, they've been caught out.
And worse, some BATF(E) agents have come forward stating they were against this from the start. Apparently some manager sent an email saying if they didn't like it maybe they could get a $30K job from Sheriff Joe handing out green baloney sandwiches to prisoners in the tent city.
What scares the hell out of me is that the last time BATF was caught in a major scandal, they burned down a church in Texas. God only knows what they'll try to do to divert attention this time around.
I too question Project Gunrunner, where the ATF allowed these firearms to knowingly be smuggled into Mexico. I guess it's actually Fast and Furious where they were trying to track these, or some such... Who only knows what they were trying to do with all of their different programs, other than try to cook the statistics.