Clinton didn’t get the memo
BBC:
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pledging further effort to help Mexico in its anti-drugs campaign.
Mrs Clinton said the use of military-style assault weapons was a particular concern, and she would discuss reimposing a ban on their sale.
A previous US decision to lift a ban on such sales had been a mistake, she told the NBC television network.
Interesting. A commenter notes:
Cam Edwards just quoted Clinton in Mex saying she supported the 1994 AWB but it had an expiration date.
Hearing this I thought hmmmm, did the Mex Murder rate jump in 2004?
turns out yes it did.
2000 14.11
2001 13.94
2002 13.04
2003 17.52004 11.1
2005 10.6
2006 10.8
March 27th, 2009 at 10:39 am
It didn’t jump, it plummeted! That’s beautiful. “Illicit arms trade stems violences, saves lives in Mexico.”