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We have all learned the background on the appalling situation that has played out along the Mexican border with regard to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) and Mexican drug cartel operatives making large-scale purchases of weapons in the United States.  

This was a case of Washington-based bureaucrats making decisions that field agents, local law enforcement, and even gun shop owners worried might come back to haunt us. It did just that when one of those weapons allegedly killed an American agent. 

Unfortunately, this instance where Washington bureaucrats dictated policies that didn’t make sense at the local level is not unique. In fact, it exemplifies everything that is wrong with our approach to government and problem-solving.  

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