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Darrell Issa Was Briefed on 'Fast and Furious' in April 2010, But Raised No Objections

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Killgore Trout7/08/2011 2:55:08 pm PDT

Ok, now it’s starting to become clear. The article doesn’t explain what it means by the term “Straw Purchasers

In the context of United States federal gun laws, a straw purchase is defined as any purchase from a dealer holding a Federal Firearms License where the buyer conducting the transaction is acting as a proxy for another person. The law does not distinguish between someone who is purchasing on behalf of a person who legally cannot purchase or possess a firearm, and one who is not.


So in other words the operation was selling guns legally to see where they ended up. The Republican outrage seems to be the result that legally sold guns in the US are ending up with Mexican Drug gangs. It seems they don’t like the outcome of the investigation and want to damage the operation.