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A man accused of buying two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a federal agent near the Arizona-Mexico border is scheduled to change his plea Thursday in the federal government’s botched gun smuggling investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious. Jaime Avila Jr. faces charges of dealing guns [...] The family of a murdered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is demanding to know if U.S. agencies could have seized the weapons used to kill him before they crossed the border into Mexico. A shootout between a group of kidnappers and elements of the municipal police left one dead, a preventive agent shot and securing three firearms in addition to the rescue of a healthy businessman, the incident took place yesterday shortly after from 09:00 hours on the streets Norman E. Bourlaug between 900 [...] A federal judge sent three men to prison after guns they trafficked into Mexico turned up in a shootout where nine people were killed. Chief U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa sentenced Pharr resident Rene Cantu Jr., 26; Abiel Hernandez, 26, a resident alien from Mexico; and Juan Manuel Bugarin, 31, of Pharr, [...] The Sheriff’s Department in Bossier Parish, Louisiana announced a plan in 2010 to train local volunteers to use shotguns, riot gear and a .50-caliber machine gun mounted on what the sheriff called a “war wagon.” The program was part of “Operation Exodus,” a plan to prepare for a potential terrorist attack [...] Small arms giant Izhmash has begun production of Russia’s long anticipated AK-12, the 2012 replacement for the AK-74. From the photos, it’s safe to say that it’s much improved, yet still at heart a Kalashnikov rifle. Mikhail could approve. The first big change is rails. You might have noticed that Picatinny’s standard on the AK-12, [...] Missouri car dealer offered AK-47′s with new car purchases Despite the White House harassment, and the loss of financing and insurance arrangements that came in the past, the Butler, Mo., car dealer who will be giving away AK-47’s again starting in October. “Guess what? We are doing it again! It is the Fourth Annual [...] Federal authorities seized more than 1,200 firearms and nearly 2 million rounds of ammunition when they raided a family-run gun shop in New Mexico last month as part of a multi-agency investigation into illegal gun sales and smuggling. The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday that the tally of weapons seized was laid out [...] Authorities confirm a weapon from the failed ATF program ‘Operation Fast and Furious’ was found at a violent crime scene in Maricopa, Ariz. in 2010. This is the latest in a series of cases where Fast and Furious guns have been linked to violent crimes across the U.S. and Mexico. The two [...] Weapons from the failed federal operation “Fast and Furious” have reportedly been linked to 11 more violent crimes in the U.S., including in places like Arizona and Texas where a total of 42 weapons were seized. As early as January 2010, guns tied to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosions [...] |
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