Holy Crap
ATF actually goes after real gun crime!
More like that please. Of course, the article is filled with the usual PSH over assault weapons and cop killer handguns, which are illegal in the US. And this is unpossible:
“I just learned from Mexican authorities that more law enforcement officers were killed in Mexico last year than all the people killed in New York, Philadelphia, Newark combined,” Forcelli said. Mexican authorities told ABC News more than 2,000 law enforcement officers have been killed in the past 18 months.
Unpossible, with all of Mexico’s gun laws.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:30 am
OK, please help me define low power “assault” rifle, and what is a cop killer handgun? Are cops immune to certain calibers?
How often are 38/ 38 super autos used in crime? If you can find the ammo here (where it’s legal), it’s damn expensive.
It seems these morons were sending 2nd world rifles (semi-auto versions to boot) and a mish mash of hand guns for the Mexican gangsters. I think the ATF finally done good, but this dealer wasn’t sending class 3 weapons as the stories want us to think.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:45 am
You know what would REALLY help stem the flow of guns into Mexico?
A fence.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:01 am
“…They are responsible for 95 percent of the gun violence in Mexico, U.S. and Mexican authorities have told ABC News’ Brian Ross.”
Really, 95%? Well, I guess the cartels recruiting from the army and police isn’t really an issue then?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-04-24-mexicocartels_N.htm
Of course, even the Mexican soldiers deserting is the US’s fault. Apparently, if their helos aren’t state of the art, the Mexican “special” forces see no reason not to change sides.
“Many of the Zetas are former members of the Mexican army’s special forces, the U.S. Justice Department has said.
Some, like Pérez Rojas, came from commando units that received U.S. training and surplus American “Huey” helicopters in the 1990s. Most of the Vietnam War-era helicopters were eventually returned to the United States because of chronic mechanical problems, leaving the commandos frustrated and with slim chances to advance. A few switched sides, Sierra said.”
May 7th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
.38 Super is/was popular in Mexico, or so I hear. There’s probably ammo floating around for it in Mexico.