Guns that are illegally purchased in the Rio Grande Valley and smuggled into Mexico are being used in brutal acts of drug-related violence across the border, federal authorities said Fri-day. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) officials said paper trails have led them to dozens of Valley residents who made "straw purchases" for suspected gun smugglers. Law enforcement officials consider a straw purchase as buying guns for smugglers, criminals, un-documented... (GunPolicy.org)