The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come From U.S.
Interesting story about the recently tossed around numbers, and how far off of “truth” they are. It is of note not only for the “assault on 2nd amendment” idea espoused by one contributor to the story, but also for it’s direct effect on policy. Napolitano is responding to border violence not by sending the national guard to protect us, as some have suggested, but by sending several hundred agents to stop traffic from here going INTO Mexico. Given the reality of the gun numbers, you have to think this is at best a wasteful and ineffectual policy.
a different administration and a different scare tactic. I knew all along their numbers were crap. I have seen videos of those shoot outs down there and those fools are using full auto’s.
So, the blame america crowd will of course blame america for the bad deeds in other countries. Now they will be watching US more than they are watching them.
They also didnt mention if those firearms where bought legally here in the US or if they were stolen firearms that ended up in mexico!
One thing that stood out to me in the actual sources of guns was this:
“-- The Mexican Army. More than 150,000 soldiers deserted in the last six years, according to Mexican Congressman Robert Badillo. Many took their weapons with them, including the standard issue M-16 assault rifle made in Belgium.”
Several DEA and ATF sources say the bulk of the weapons in Mexico have been coming in from the southern border region, with many assault models being cheap knockoffs made in former Eastern Bloc nations, along with a couple of different Asian countries. Those caballeros down there don’t want semi-automatic junk. They want the full-on auto variety, as my esteemed active duty Master Chief colleague so correctly informs us.
Several DEA and ATF sources say the bulk of the weapons in Mexico have been coming in from the southern border region, with many assault models being cheap knockoffs made in former Eastern Bloc nations, along with a couple of different Asian countries. Those caballeros down there don’t want semi-automatic junk. They want the full-on auto variety, as my esteemed active duty Master Chief colleague so correctly informs us.
T.
Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard from some of my ATF/DEA/DHS buddies. A lot of the rifles are unmarked (no serial numbers, no make/model, etc) copies made in South America, eastern Europe and Asia. No less deadly, for sure, but not “American”. The pipeline for how these weapons enter Mexico is via the Cartels. Guns are almost as profitable as narcotics. When I first read the story about huge numbers of guns coming from American gun stores, it didn’t make sense. Why would someone buy a $600 Glock from a shop in Houston, when they could easily buy a $150 select fire AK in Ciudad Juarez?
SecState Clinton seems misinformed on this issue … or, maybe not?