For some reason we've been relatively silent on a subject that is going to have large repercussions and very soon.
Obama, the Campaigner in Chief, during his campaign speech the other day (cleverly disguised as a 'press conference'), mentioned that the US is pretty much at fault for giving guns to the Narco Traficantes in Mexico. Hillary has been seen going about suggesting the same thing, as well as some others in his administration.
This is spurious and weak for several reasons.
1. What types of weapons are being used by the Traficantes?
The fully automatic weapons, mortars and submarines being used by the Traficantes are not sold at your local Gun Show and the ones that are (the fully automatic weapons) occasionally sold there are only sold with the approval and licensing of the ATF. You aren't getting a submarine or a mortar there, it just isn't happening.
2. What laws regulate the fully automatic weapons?
In order to be allowed to purchase and sell such weapons you must have a permit issued by the ATF, as well as a $200 tax stamp. You have to jump through some loops to get this permit and it does not mean you have unlimited access to as many fully automatic weapons as you can get your hands on, they are relatively rare at the local Gun show.
This is most certainly not a pathway for the amount of weapons used by the Traficantes in Mexico.
3. The Mexican government, although they have access to the weapons, refuse to give serial numbers for tracking purposes to allow people to check on the origination point of the weapons. Such information is available, they simply reject any reasonable request for verification. There is a reason for this rejection, and it isn't because it is "obvious" where the weapons are coming from.
When you see the pictures of the dead Traficante, look at the weapon and ask yourself when the last time you saw a Chinese burp gun sold at the local weapons shop.
This is an example of Rahm Emanuel's "never let a good crisis" go by unused. Some people would call this dancing on the grave of innocents. If they are successful in getting people to think that legal purchases of such weapons are somehow getting to Mexico and restrict access to the citizen it would be a "victory" for gun controllers, but it would be based on simple and direct lying.
The most likely place these people are getting these weapons are from people who were cops but also work for the Traficantes, and many of the US weapons that are available to them.... Wait for it....
Were sold to them, or given to them, by the US State department.
Obama, the Campaigner in Chief, during his campaign speech the other day (cleverly disguised as a 'press conference'), mentioned that the US is pretty much at fault for giving guns to the Narco Traficantes in Mexico. Hillary has been seen going about suggesting the same thing, as well as some others in his administration.
This is spurious and weak for several reasons.
1. What types of weapons are being used by the Traficantes?
The fully automatic weapons, mortars and submarines being used by the Traficantes are not sold at your local Gun Show and the ones that are (the fully automatic weapons) occasionally sold there are only sold with the approval and licensing of the ATF. You aren't getting a submarine or a mortar there, it just isn't happening.
2. What laws regulate the fully automatic weapons?
In order to be allowed to purchase and sell such weapons you must have a permit issued by the ATF, as well as a $200 tax stamp. You have to jump through some loops to get this permit and it does not mean you have unlimited access to as many fully automatic weapons as you can get your hands on, they are relatively rare at the local Gun show.
This is most certainly not a pathway for the amount of weapons used by the Traficantes in Mexico.
3. The Mexican government, although they have access to the weapons, refuse to give serial numbers for tracking purposes to allow people to check on the origination point of the weapons. Such information is available, they simply reject any reasonable request for verification. There is a reason for this rejection, and it isn't because it is "obvious" where the weapons are coming from.
When you see the pictures of the dead Traficante, look at the weapon and ask yourself when the last time you saw a Chinese burp gun sold at the local weapons shop.
This is an example of Rahm Emanuel's "never let a good crisis" go by unused. Some people would call this dancing on the grave of innocents. If they are successful in getting people to think that legal purchases of such weapons are somehow getting to Mexico and restrict access to the citizen it would be a "victory" for gun controllers, but it would be based on simple and direct lying.
The most likely place these people are getting these weapons are from people who were cops but also work for the Traficantes, and many of the US weapons that are available to them.... Wait for it....
Were sold to them, or given to them, by the US State department.
