'Fast And Furious' Weapons Scandal Fuels Immigration Debate
First Posted: 7/27/11 03:10 PM ET Updated: 7/27/11 04:45 PM ET

A scandal involving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms entered its latest phase on Tuesday when officials from the bureau testified at a congressional hearing on a failed operation that landed around 2,000 guns in the hands of Mexican drug cartels.

The operation, known as “Fast and Furious,â€