Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120628:00:05:00
87% of illegally smuggled firearms seized in mexico are originate in the united states. they also make it harder for law enforcement to stop gun trafficking. the aatf is prohibited from establishing a comprehensive electronic database of gun sales. the agents focused on straw purchases, people being paid to purchase large amounts of gun for illegal trafficking. well, according to the report, by january 2010, the agents had identified 20 suspects who had paid some $350,000 in cash for more than 650 guns. many of these sales were clearly suspicious. one suspect on food stamps bought 476 firearms...