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Sheriff Joe Arpaio-Operation Desert Sky

LOL! My husband said, "He ain't foolin' around." :toofunny

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Arpaio Launches 'Operation Desert Sky' To Battle Smugglers
(Phoenix, AZ - March 29, 2011) Sheriff Joe Arpaio today announced 'Operation Desert Sky' - a large-scale offensive using 30 'Posse Pilots' and aircraft as spotters, combined with a ground SWAT team with M-16s and the Sheriff's 50-caliber machine gun. The objective is to effectively cut off drug and human smugglers entering the SW and SE desert corridors of Maricopa County from Mexico across the Arizona desert.

http://standwitharizona.com/desert_sky.html

Glad to see some brave men still living in our world! :thumbsup

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How can the police get a 50 cal machine gun?

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Originally Posted by Praxeas (Post 1052950)

How can the police get a 50 cal machine gun?

If you have a handgun permit and your state allows the transfer of machine guns, you can purchase one. Or you are required to have a C&R License - The FFL03/C&R License is useful for anyone who is interested in purchasing surplus / military surplus rifles and/or pistols.

But, I think him being law enforcement, he can get his hands on anything he wants.

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“I don’t go along with the theory that the border is more secure than ever before,” said Arpaio, whose Maricopa County includes the Phoenix area, refuting claims by federal officials that crime along the Mexican border has dropped.

http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/JoeA...id/391177?s=al

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On (Post 1052958)

I don't think being law enforcement means getting military equipment and fully automatic 50 cals for deployment does it?

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Wow, that's a lot of gun.

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Originally Posted by Praxeas (Post 1052961)

I don't think being law enforcement means getting military equipment and fully automatic 50 cals for deployment does it?

Well, they get M-16s and all the rest of it. Besides, he made it public, so I'm thinking if he had no right to it, he wouldn't have disclosed the information, right?

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Originally Posted by Cindy (Post 1052964)

Wow, that's a lot of gun.

Oh, yeah!!! Get 'er done!! We are next! And the "posse" are unpaid volunteers! :D :thumbsup

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On (Post 1052965)

Well, they get M-16s and all the rest of it. Besides, he made it public, so I'm thinking if he had no right to it, he wouldn't have disclosed the information, right?

Well yeah the get M-16s

I don't know if they are fully auto or semi. Not that it would matter going against someone else unless the smugglers have fully auto.

But a 50 cal gun? wow

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Originally Posted by Praxeas (Post 1052979)

Well yeah the get M-16s

I don't know if they are fully auto or semi. Not that it would matter going against someone else unless the smugglers have fully auto.

But a 50 cal gun? wow

Yep! He's my new hero! :heart LOL!

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I've liked this brave, no nonsense man for a long time now!

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Originally Posted by Praxeas (Post 1052961)

I don't think being law enforcement means getting military equipment and fully automatic 50 cals for deployment does it?

If you need it and have a budget for it, then it's foolish not to have the equipment.

My instincts tell me Arpaio probably got this baby more for show then to blast away bad guys. Still, if having some heavy duty firepower on hand deters the bad guys, then the weapon has paid for itself and you don't even have to fire it.

On the other hand, U.S. sheriff's deputies and Federal Border agents have been confronted by Mexican Federales armed with mounted .50 caliber machine guns on U.S. soil while our guys only had their side arms. - Not a very fair fight, if you ask me.

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Originally Posted by Lacey (Post 1052988)

I've liked this brave, no nonsense man for a long time now!

Me too!!! :thumbsup :thumbsup

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Originally Posted by pelathais (Post 1052996)

I was thinking that as well. Let the news get out and scare them back.

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On the other hand, U.S. sheriff's deputies and Federal Border agents have been confronted by Mexican Federales armed with mounted .50 caliber machine guns on U.S. soil while our guys only had their side arms. - Not a very fair fight, if you ask me.

Right, it hasn't been a fair fight at all. Now we are equipped to blow back a few sombreros! :heeheehee

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Originally Posted by pelathais (Post 1052996)

I think the border patrol needs to be better armed and or we need to patrol the border with the military

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I'll keep watching. Anytime I see Sheriff Joe Arpaio's name or Maricopa County I watch closely.

He and his crew are real loose with people's constitutional rights.

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Yous guys need to shut this shereef guy downs!

He is infringing on our constituetionals right to invade your country!

We owned that land first!

Not you gringos!

You need to go back to wher you came from and let us have our lands back!

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Originally Posted by Monterrey (Post 1053064)

In case there are any questions concerning this.

This is NOT what I'm talking about.

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Originally Posted by Monterrey (Post 1053064)

Callate la boca!!!!

:fireworks

:toofunny :happydance

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On (Post 1053083)

Callate la boca!!!!

:fireworks

:toofunny :happydance

Do you hear a cartoon voice when you read his posts? :foottap

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Originally Posted by berkeley (Post 1053146)

Do you hear a cartoon voice when you read his posts? :foottap

http://www.dantona.de/speedy_gonzales.jpg

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Originally Posted by berkeley (Post 1053156)

Exactly!!!!

:toofunny :thumbsup

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April 1, 2011 Contact: Frederick Hill (202-225-0037)

Chairman Issa Subpoenas ATF for ‘Project Gunrunner’ Documents
Subpoena comes after ATF fails to meet earlier deadline

WASHINGTON. D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today announced the issuance of a subpoena to the Department of Justices’ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) for documents related to the highly controversial “Project Gunrunner.”

“The unwillingness of this Administration – most specifically the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms – to answer questions about this deadly serious matter is deeply troubling,” said Chairman Issa. “Allegations surrounding this program are serious and the ability of the Justice Department to conduct an impartial investigation is in question. Congressional oversight is necessary to get the truth about what is really happening.”

On March 16, 2011, Chairman Issa wrote a letter to Acting Director Kenneth Melson of the ATF requesting specific documents related to Project Gunrunner, its “Fast and Furious” component, and records related to the death of Border Agent Brian Terry. ATF failed to meet the March 30th deadline for producing these documents and furthermore refused to voluntarily commit to any date for producing them.

Media reports have raised questions about the handling of operations involving gun trafficking into Mexico – specifically the allegation that ATF has had a policy of permitting – and even encouraging – the movement of guns into Mexico by straw purchasers. This practice may have contributed to the deaths of hundreds on both sides of the border, including federal law enforcement agents. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), who has also been pursuing the matter, recently stated, “I’m still asking questions and we’re still getting the runaround from the Justice Department, [t]hey’re stonewalling.”

President Obama recently stated that neither he nor Attorney General Holder authorized this operation. His statement did not specify whether Attorney General Holder was aware of this policy or who did authorize it. The Committee’s investigation seeks answers to these questions and the true nature of Project Gunrunner.

Documents subpoenaed and due to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform by April 13, 2011, include:

1. Documents and communications relating to the genesis of Project Gunrunner and Operation Fast and Furious, and any memoranda or reports involving any changes to either program at or near the time of the release of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General report about Project Gunrunner in November 2010.

2. Documents and communications relating to individuals responsible for authorizing the decision to “walk” guns to Mexico in order to follow them and capture a “bigger fish.”

3. Documents and communications relating to any investigations conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) or any other DOJ component following the fatal shooting of Agent Brian Terry, including information pertaining to two guns found at the crime scene that may have been connected to Project Gunrunner.

4. Documents and communications relating to any weapons recovered at the crime scene or during the investigation into the death of Agent Brian Terry.

5. Documents and communications between ATF and the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) who sold weapons to Jaime Avila, including any Report of Investigation (ROI) or other records relating to a December 17, 2009 meeting “to discuss his role as an FFL during this investigation.”

6. A copy of the presentation, approximately 200 pages long, that the Group 7 Supervisor made to officials at ATF headquarters in the spring of 2010.

7. Documents and communications relating to Operation Fast and Furious between and among ATF headquarters and Special Agent in Charge William D. Newell, Assistant Special Agents in Charge Jim Needles and George Gillette, Group Supervisor David Voth, or any Case Agent from November 1, 2009 to the present. The response to this component of the subpoena shall include a memorandum, approximately 30 pages long, from SAC Newell to ATF headquarters following the arrest of Jaime Avila and the death of Agent Brian Terry.

8. Documents and communications relating to complaints or objections by ATF agents about: (1) encouraging, sanctioning, or otherwise allowing FFLs to sell firearms to known or suspected straw buyers, (2) failure to maintain surveillance on known or suspected straw buyers, (3) failure to maintain operational control over weapons purchased by known or suspected straw buyers, or (4) letting known or suspected straw buyers with American guns enter Mexico.

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On (Post 1053218)

Found on hikers during Operation Desert Sky

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5765296_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2181999_n.jpg

Look at the straps. Human mules?

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Originally Posted by pelathais (Post 1053414)

Look at the straps. Human mules?

Yes, that's what my husband said that they are.

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On (Post 1053218)

Found on hikers during Operation Desert Sky

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5765296_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2181999_n.jpg

Napaolitano did say the "border was open for business".

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Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said it is inaccurate to contend that the U.S.-Mexico border is “overrun or out of control,” adding that those who make such claims are just trying to score political points.

The secretary further said that President Barack Obama’s unprecedented border security efforts are working and that the “border is open for business,” but that “misperceptions” that the border is unsafe are making border communities unattractive to business.

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On (Post 1053154)

http://www.dantona.de/speedy_gonzales.jpg

LOL, yes that character and the one who did the fritos cornchips ads....The Frito Bandito....I'd put a pic but don't know how! :heeheehee

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Originally Posted by sandie (Post 1053452)

Napaolitano did say the "border was open for business".

:toofunny :thumbsup

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Originally Posted by Lacey (Post 1053507)

LOL, yes that character and the one who did the fritos cornchips ads....The Frito Bandito....I'd put a pic but don't know how! :heeheehee

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...to_Bandito.png

He has a Facebook page! :toofunny

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On (Post 1053154)

http://www.dantona.de/speedy_gonzales.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jsgxiMDu9q..._Rodriguez.jpg

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Originally Posted by pelathais (Post 1052996)

If you need it and have a budget for it, then it's foolish not to have the equipment.

My instincts tell me Arpaio probably got this baby more for show then to blast away bad guys. Still, if having some heavy duty firepower on hand deters the bad guys, then the weapon has paid for itself and you don't even have to fire it.

On the other hand, U.S. sheriff's deputies and Federal Border agents have been confronted by Mexican Federales armed with mounted .50 caliber machine guns on U.S. soil while our guys only had their side arms. - Not a very fair fight, if you ask me.

:blink

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Originally Posted by Timmy (Post 1053601)

:blink

Most of the stories from the "main stream" media have all disappeared from the web but here's a report about the incident I was referring to:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=088_1192682853