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Operation Wide Receiver
Mike Detty
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Description for Operation Wide Receiver
Paperback. "With a new preface by the author"--Cover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 35 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; LNDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
The true and shocking story of an undercover smuggling operation.
Conducted under the umbrella of Project Gunrunner and intended to stem the flow of firearms to Mexico, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) ran a series of gun walking” sting operations, including Operation Wide Receiver and Operation Fast & Furious. The government allowed licensed gun dealers to sell weapons to illegal straw buyers so that they could continue to track the firearms as they were transferred to higher-level traffickers and key figures in Mexican cartels.
Motivated by a sense of patriotic duty, Tucson gun dealer ... Read more
The true and shocking story of an undercover smuggling operation.
Conducted under the umbrella of Project Gunrunner and intended to stem the flow of firearms to Mexico, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) ran a series of gun walking” sting operations, including Operation Wide Receiver and Operation Fast & Furious. The government allowed licensed gun dealers to sell weapons to illegal straw buyers so that they could continue to track the firearms as they were transferred to higher-level traffickers and key figures in Mexican cartels.
Motivated by a sense of patriotic duty, Tucson gun dealer ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781632203502
SKU
V9781632203502
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Ref
99-15
About Mike Detty
Mike Detty has been writing for consumer gun magazines and law enforcement journals for over twenty years. He received a BS in criminal justice administration from the University of Arizona and later entered the officer ranks of the US Marine Corps. His involvement in the firearms industry started with his own competitive shooting endeavors. He resides in Tucson, Arizona. ... Read more
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