Judge's illegal immigrant gun ruling throws 'grenade' into crime fight: former federal agent
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A former senior ATF official told Fox News that a federal court's finding that illegal immigrants have gun rights protected by the Second Amendment is "hugely problematic" for law enforcement.
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