The Root '83
2011-04-29 07:17:02

“Well, WOULD they have eventually been able to break the gun-runner rings, and perhaps even the cartels themselves, until people who broke the story ruined their chances?”

Are you High?

Success from an ATF operation?

Have you ever TRAINED with these guys?

I can tell you what their SENIOR RANGE INSTRUCTORS look like in L/E Instructor Development courses I’ve been involed with:

The ATF guys are Gun-droppers, muzzle-pointers, and Mag-fumblers extrordiare.

They are also known as “The Un-holserables”

Competence with BASIC L/E Pistol and Shotgun is almost beyond their capabilities. Advanced tactical and/or dynamic SMG is a FRIGHTENING experience with them.

And these are THEIR WEAPONS INSTRUCTORS, not rank and file agents.

The ATF is good at screwing the pooch, getting van loads of weapons (and the van!) stolen, and making up B.S. esoteric paper violations against harmless people.

Fight actual Gun runners?
In the CITIES?
Yipes, they might get SHOT going after them.

Better to invent some armchair busy-work paper chase, (like, maybe to mexico?) that can be managed from an air conditioned office.

These are GOVERNMENT WORKERS you know.