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Mexican criminals turning to U.S. for easy gun purchases
Submitted by: News Director

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"In mid-November, Mexican police Officer Alan Rodriguez caught a pair of armed bandits who had just assaulted a group of immigrants."

"The assault took place in Sasabe, in Sonora, but the .38- and .22-caliber guns, as with most weapons used by border bandits, came from the United States. The two said they'd purchased them in Tucson."

"Guns are largely illegal in Mexico and difficult for private citizens to attain. The application process can take years and includes an examination of a person's 'moral character' and proven need for a gun."

"So criminals turn largely to the United States with its more liberal gun laws."

Comment by: ChareltonHest (1/5/2006)

For..crying..out..loud...

Now Mexico's problems are caused by the US. The whole freaking liberal/idiot world is blaming us for the problems they create.

C.H.

Comment by: John23456@hotmail.com (1/5/2006)

What is omitted from "news reporting" is often more important thatn what is included. If they bothered to mention that it is ALREADY ILLEGAL for, ahem, "undocumented workers" to buy or possess a gun in the U.S. that would totaly destroy the rest of their argument. I wonder if the BATFE will bother prosecuting these prohibited persons in possession of a gun?

Comment by: whichnutshellisitunderagain? (1/5/2006)

Having lived a significant portion of my life in tucson and central Arizona, I can tell you that this article is written by someone who has absolutely no idea what they are talking about! Their premise is that weapons are easier to obtain in Arizona than Meheeco.... When anyone who has been there or knows someone who has been there can tell you that you can obtain ANYTHING (maybe not nukes...) in Mexico and it is only a matter of who you know and how much you are willing to pay. Mordida (bribe money) is THE way of life there. Many leave there to escape what is a corrupt and unavailable system (unless you have the mordida) for opportunity here in the states, freedom in other words. The same things we all want.

Comment by: winchesterrepeater (1/5/2006)

Yeah, ANOTHER "it's all OUR fault" story. Every bad gun, every murder, every bad thing, every hangnail....it's ALL AMERICA'S fault.
And don't tell me Mexico doesn't have enough guns down there.
How do their thugs get them down there?
Someone's got an agenda going here.
Canada. Now Meixico.
What next?
The island of Timor?
Geeeeesh.

Comment by: tkampert@cox.net (1/5/2006)

Getting their guns in the U.S. huh? Well, where do the Mexicans get all those fully auto AK-47s from? Sure can't buy them here. It's little known but there is a revolution brewing down there and the "rebels" are well armed with automatic weapons...as are the drug cartels.
The Mexican Government doesn't dare let the people have guns. If they did, it would be Pancho Villa all over again.

Comment by: lee2mcgee@aol.com (1/6/2006)

Ahem...! If the sales are legal in the U.S., why should we care? With our present balance of trade deficit, should we not be pleased that Mexican nationals are buying anything at all from U.S. businesses?

Comment by: randy1 (1/6/2006)

Now I KNOW this is all bogus, they claimed that some of the 'illegal guns' came from California! Anyone who knows anything about buying a gun knows that California is the LAST place to try to buy one, unless they got them from their buddies in MS-13 who mostly STEAL them in the first place.
If you also notice, the Mexican version of ATF 'estimated' 90% of 'traced' guns came from here.
I can see it now; Jose says to Juan: where you think this gun come from?
Juan says back: I think we can SAY it come from the U.S., even though it don't, that way we can sue for big money and retire.
Jose responds back: you da man, that what we do!

Sorry for my sad excuse for mexican accents on the 'conversation'.

Comment by: Defender (1/6/2006)

A massive, coordinated media campaign to convince us that our freedom is the problem, and an international one. Look for a UN move to "homogenize" gun laws for all of North America, meaning making our laws conform to these dictatorships', not restoring the rights of Mexicans and Canadians. Of course there are those at the state and local level who are ahead of them already.

Comment by: pastorguest (1/6/2006)

Once again the gun laws that make it "difficult" for law abiding citizens to possess firearms have done nothing to impede the criminals.

Comment by: thedayisnear (1/6/2006)

Im getting tired of this bs. First the Canadiens and now this. Illegal aliens can not buy weapons legally in the US. So stop this bs. These people who write these things and people in their Govts who promote these things are enemies to our country. These people are pathetic.

Comment by: Longenecker (1/6/2006)

People around the world turn to the United States for everything.

Comment by: thefarm10 (1/6/2006)

Perhaps Mexico should help CLOSE THE BORDER.

Comment by: revjen45@hotmail.com (1/6/2006)

Mexico floods the U.S. with dope and diseased barefoot illiterates, and has the chutzpah to bitch about our gun laws? This is incredible!!

Comment by: johndusmc6769@aol.com (1/6/2006)

Let me see if I got this straight, the Mexican Police caught several armed bandits, I always thought that the Mexican Police were the armed bandits.

Comment by: Defender (1/6/2006)

The war against unregistered guns and off-paper transfers continues. Pawn shops and flea markets. ANY guns in civilian hands are a threat, because they can be stolen or sold to ineligible people. They want to tie up the package nice and tight. I wonder what that Org. of American States document says. Nothing good, I'm sure.
What about Nicaragua, Honduras, and farther south, where the Marxists have their AKs? Only 10 percent of Mexico's prohibited guns come from there? This is total propaganda and lies. Tons of drugs, but no guns? Ha.

Comment by: AvgJoe (1/6/2006)

The very easy answer for the Mexican government to do which will end this problme: Seal the border on the Mexican side of the border.

Comment by: gadsen@livefreeordie.com (1/6/2006)

Just keep those Mexican criminal f**ks out of our country......

Comment by: redneck (1/6/2006)

When we have a war on terrorism we invade countries like Afganistan and Iraq. When we have a war on drugs we invade nobody. If you're gonna have a war, have a war. I say it's high time we invade Mexico. The benifits are manifold. First we eliminate a corrupt and hostile(to us)government, plus the wetbacks finally understand they're "persona-non-grata" in the U.S. and we flush out all those La Raza f**ks with their confused loyalties. Mexico thinks the western U.S. really belongs to them. Let's prove them wrong once and for all. NUKE MEXICO!!!

Comment by: mad jack (1/6/2006)

Redneck, you're not thinking. If we nuke Mexico or even invade the place, we'll be on the hook for rebuilding it. Look at post WWII Japan, which is where this idea started. Moreover, I don't think anyone is going to see us as invaders. We'll be more like gringo torista liberators, binging over lotsa dinero. I mean, mucho dinero.

Usually your ideas are pretty good, but I'm just not up for this one.

Comment by: Firefighter (1/6/2006)

We ought to take our police state technology and capabilities and use them to defend the border from invaders and illegals. It'd work well if the federal government actually used its funds and abilities to do some good here on the homefront at the US/Mexico border.

Comment by: redneck (1/6/2006)

re: mad jack
O.K. the nuke thing was over the top. Actually though, I don't believe we have any business nation building. Constitutionally that's none of our business. It gives the spoils of war back to the enemy. Mexico is more or less a welfare state living off of our economy. We continue to play footsie with this third world parasite in spite of their contempt for us. What I would suggest is let politics be damned. Let's call that country for what it is and hold them accountable. Again we've done it to Afganistan for simply harboring terrorists. Mexico's done us alot worse. They're no friend. Let's stop acting like, and letting them think, they are. If it results in armed conflict, all the better. I've lived a long time in a border state. From my perspective we're already at war with that POS country.

Comment by: marx@classwarfare.guv (1/6/2006)

Mexican criminals (illegal aliens) also abuse government provided ID. There was a big bust in Arizona in the last year or two where Dept of motor Vehilces employees were caught selling ID. Same thing is common in Kinderfornica. Gee, ya think we'll hear a cry to make government mandated ID illegal?

Comment by: AvgJoe (1/6/2006)

I clearly remember the AZ, ID selling going on at the DMV in that state. I remember just as clear the names of the people involved has Spanish sounding last names.

Comment by: AvgJoe (1/6/2006)

While we are on the subject: I live in Idaho and most of our crime is cause by Mexican folks. That makes up about 75 percent of the crime here. The other 20 percent of the remaining 25 percent is cause by drugs, meth. Fact, 90 percent of all meth in Idaho comes from Mexico.
Bottom line: Mexico and it's people cause most all of the crime in the state that I live in.

Comment by: jefferybird@msn.com (1/6/2006)

"In mid-November, Mexican police Officer Alan Rodriguez caught a pair of armed bandits who had just assaulted a group of immigrants."

As long as they are assaulting each other, I suggest we have a massive air drop of weapons over Mexico.

Comment by: Nowickiman@aol.com (1/7/2006)

All these transactions with Mexican nationals are federal felonies. Enforce the Law.