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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 10:18 AM
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ATF Sanctioning 'Straw' Gun Sales since 2006, Houston Dealer Says
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HOUSTON - One of the largest gun sellers in Texas says the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms was sanctioning questionable sales of weapons likely bound for Mexican drug cartels long before Eric Holder became US Attorney General.

Months before Americans became familiar with the gun running debacle known as "Fast and Furious", Houston firearms dealer Carter's Country was blowing the whistle on ATF-sanctioned straw sales to customers who likely represented Mexican drug cartels.

The Houston-based gun dealer felt compelled to speak out after being linked to scores of firearms seized from drug thugs across the border

In a December 2010 interview with FOX 26, attorney Dick Deguerin said Carter’s Country went through with the sales because ATF told them to.

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