The navy said the gunmen opened fire first when the marines discovered the camp, which the gang is believed to have used as a launching point for smuggling marijuana into Texas by speedboat. Marines seized more than 20 guns after the shootout, including several assault rifles.[More]
Via Facebook correspondent Marc P, who "wonder[s] how many were Gunwalker?"
That's a legitimate question, and brings up another--has ATF issued a law enforcement bulletin with all known "walked" gun serial numbers so that firearms turning up at crime scenes can be matched and accounted for? Or does the "jeopardize ongoing investigations" card trump all--particularly when the ongoing investigation is of them?
[Note: This is one of the posts from May 12 that vanished with the Blogger crash. It looks like they are gradually restoring them to our unpublished list for reposting. I'm sorry, but any comments made before the crash have vanished.]
UPDATE: This was the genesis for yesterday's GRE.