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• Man sentenced for falsifying weapon sales form in McAllen Play Video

  February 7, 2020 9:15 PM

  MCALLEN – According to the feds, lying to obtain guns is a growing problem in the Rio Grande Valley, but it’s worse in two counties in particular. Straw purchasing is when you lie and buy a gun for someone else . Twenty people in the Valley were arrested this... more »

• SPECIAL REPORT: Guns, lies and fear in the Rio Grande Valley Play Video

  February 6, 2020 10:28 PM

  HARLINGEN – Federal agents say they’re seeing a spike in straw purchases in the Rio Grande Valley. An AK-47 is a very common weapon people will break the law to attempt to buy. CHANNEL 5 NEWS spoke with investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along... more »

• Gun Expert Explains Repercussions of Falsifying Federal Weapons Sales Form Play Video

  January 9, 2020 9:46 PM

  MCALLEN – A former McAllen gun store manager is scheduled to go to trial next month accused of selling weapons illegally by falsifying a federal form. ATF Form 4473 is required to be filled by the buyer at the time of purchase. Brian Guerra, owner of Lone Star... more »

• Firearms Smuggled into Mexico on the Rise due to Lack of US Border Personnel Play Video

  May 24, 2019 5:36 PM

  WESALCO – More than a thousand automatic weapons were destroyed in Mexico on Thursday. About 80% of the weapons dismantled were smuggled from the U.S. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez explained asylum seekers are complicating matters for federal agents. He admits checking southbound traffic now is very difficult with... more »

• ATF Executing Search Warrant in Mercedes Play Video

  April 10, 2019 12:58 PM

  MERCEDES – Federal officers quickly moved through a neighborhood in Mercedes. CHANNEL 5 NEWS is told they were executing a search warrant. Officer from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were searching a home as well as a car on the south side of Mercedes. Watch... more »