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OT - 95 percent of guns seized at scenes of drug violence inMexico to U.S. sources
Gerald "Brick" Brickwood wrote:
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ... North of the border, however, the cartels simply pay straw buyers to pick up weapons at gun shops, gun shows or flea markets, then resell the arms to smugglers. The ATF says it has traced up to 95 percent of guns seized at scenes of drug violence in Mexico to U.S. commercial sources. These weapons are increasingly higher-powered, including .50 caliber Barrett rifles and ammunition that can pierce the armor of Mexican soldiers and police. "A year ago, we never saw those guns going south into Mexico," said Tom Mangan, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. "Now we refer to it as one of the weapons of choice." Snipped to save bandwidth So answer this please since there is a big difference between 95% of all weapons and 95% of TRACED weapons. Just how many weapons did BATFE sieze in MEXICO and how many of those did they trace? How many weapons especially RPGs and grenades have been traced to other sources? Other sources such as crooked Mexican police or military personnel black marketing thier own gear. No other country that I know of traces guns to the extent we do. |
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