DAILY DIALECTIC
July 01, 2009
"Mexican officials in 2008 asked federal agents to trace the origins of more than 7,500 firearms recovered at crime scenes in Mexico. Most of them were traced back to Texas, California and Arizona. Among other things, the agents are combing neighborhoods and asking people about suspicious purchases as well as seeking explanations as to how their guns ended up used in murders, kidnappings and other crimes in Mexico. 'Ever turning up the heat on cartels, our law enforcement and military partners in the government of Mexico have been working more closely with the ATF by sharing information and intelligence,' Melson said Tuesday during a firearms-trafficking summit in New Mexico."

  • Gun grabbers use drug war as excuse; Federal agents go door to door hunting for guns