Illegal gun trafficking in Mexico

[Timfoilhat]

Mexico's cartels are finding new ways to get their hands on a new kind of gun

The flow of black-market weapons facilitates cartel turf wars and has driven killings in Mexico to record levels.

www.businessinsider.com

Gotta love this reporting.
They start out with this tidbit..."While the Mexican government is trying to win a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against top US gun manufacturers over the flow of arms across Mexico's northern border..."
but then every mention of guns from the US references the M16. Seems like that would mean there's a problem with guns falling off a military truck or with a specific factory.

Anyway, it's interesting to know the Galil ACE is becoming the 2nd favorite choice among hitmen in Mexico, after the Ak. And it's actually legal to own.

 

[fishgutzy]

Irony here is that those firearms are illegal for mere mortal civilians to own in Mexico, even the ones that are legal here (most states).
Mexicans have a very limited right to own guns. The huge caveat is they can't own anything designated for gov't and military use. Then the gov't declared darn near everything as such. Then they only allow a single gun store in the entire country.
Nexico would not have the cartel and corruption problem it has now but for gov't disarming the good people. And that is exactly the result the rulers wanted. That is what Democrats want for the US.

 

[ChickenHawk]

Irony here is that those firearms are illegal for mere mortal civilians to own in Mexico, even the ones that are legal here (most states).
Mexicans have a very limited right to own guns. The huge caveat is they can't own anything designated for gov't and military use. Then the gov't declared darn near everything as such. Then they only allow a single gun store in the entire country.
Nexico would not have the cartel and corruption problem it has now but for gov't disarming the good people. And that is exactly the result the rulers wanted. That is what Democrats want for the US.

You have to create a problem first so that the government can fix it.

 

[P01135809]

now I’m wondering if the Galil that I sold it’s being used by a Sicario

 

[Timfoilhat]

now I’m wondering if the Galil that I sold it’s being used by a Sicario

Well, when the ATF traces it after it's found in a puddle of blood in Central America and they ask you to verify your whereabouts on the evening of xx.xx.xxxx you'll know what's up.

 

[GymB]

Well, when the ATF traces it after it's found in a puddle of blood in Central America and they ask you to verify your whereabouts on the evening of xx.xx.xxxx you'll know what's up.

This is why he needs a bill of sale

 

[Jayne]

If we could just somehow seal off the border to stop the flow of illegals, er illegal weapons, then problem solved. Why has no one on the left thought of that yet? Someone should let them know.

 

[Timfoilhat]

If we could just somehow seal off the border to stop the flow of illegals, er illegal weapons, then problem solved. Why has no one on the left thought of that yet? Someone should let them know.

This sounds like a "they" problem. If "They" Mexico doesn't like the illegal flow of things into their country from either end then they should shut down their borders.

 

[Walkabout Dan]

Then file suit against Mexico for what every illegal invader that they have allowed to come into this country has cost this country in the last 50 years.

 

[Gunbelt]

I don’t believe the entirety of Mexico is worth that!