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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Government's Fast and Furious operation sparks gun control discussion | Deseret News

Government's Fast and Furious operation sparks gun control discussion | Deseret News: Fast and Furious became public earlier this year when ATF agent John Dodson came forward following the death of Brian Terry, a member of a special tactical border squad. Terry was killed while on patrol, and the guns used in his murder were later traced back to Fast and Furious.

Although the government was responsible for the guns allowed into Mexico, both Breuer and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., discussed the need for increased gun control during the Nov. 1 hearing.

“I know others disagree, but we have very lax laws when it comes to guns, and I think this to some extent influences BATF and how they approach the problem as to whether they have political support or not,” Feinstein said. “The question comes, what can we do? I’d really rather concentrate on the constructive rather than other things.”

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