American Made
Most crime guns originate in the US. Probably because we make more here, so no shocker. But once the leave the factory, the sources are quite different:
insiders’ illegally sold over 3000 firearms recovered in crime or surrendered in amnesties to the Metropolitan Toronto Police Service.
And in Mexico:
The Small Arms Survey 2008 showed that weapons diverted from police and armed forces are a major and sometimes the main source of illicit weapons in many countries.
Odd. I thought it was gun shows.
July 30th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Or was it the the lack of one gun a month laws?
Or was it the rogue gun dealers who didn’t care who they sold guns to?
Or was it …
July 30th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
… the lack of a renewed AWB?
(knew I was forgeting one good one… AG holder said that was a cause)
July 30th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Could be that those are Canadian and Mexican terms for gun shows….
July 31st, 2009 at 9:04 am
One of the things I’ve learned from my trips to the third world is this: If you wanna buy a gun illegally, find a cop who needs money. Criminals in the third world, like criminals everywhere else, will likely beat you up (or kill you with their own gun cause they know you don’t got one) and take your money instead of selling you a rare and expensive item like a firearm. This isn’t true in places where there’s organized crime syndicates, but they will generally rent you a gun, not sell you a gun. If they do sell it to you, you’ll pay through the nose for every round of ammo. Think 50 Euros a round for 9mm FMJ. Seriously.