Posted on 05/21/2010 11:16:22 AM PDT by broken_arrow1
In a speech to a joint session of Congress, Calderon described efforts to fight organized crime in Mexico, where 23,000 people have been killed in drug violence since he came to power in late 2006 and launched an army offensive.
Washington is also aiding Mexico's battle against drug gangs with a 2007 pledge of $1.4 billion for equipment and police training to help fight the cartels that ship some $40 billion worth of illegal drugs north each year.
"There is one issue where Mexico needs your cooperation. And that is stopping the flow of assault weapons and other deadly arms across the border," Calderon said to a standing ovation from U.S. lawmakers.
Calderon said the increase in violence in Mexico had coincided with the 2004 lifting of a U.S. assault weapons ban.
The 10-year ban on the sale of assault weapons to civilians expired without being extended by Congress. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has said the administration favors reinstituting the ban, though guns rights groups oppose it.
Calderon said he respects Americans' Second Amendment right to bear arms but said many of the guns are getting into the hands of criminals.
"I would ask Congress to help us, with respect, and to understand how important it is for us that you enforce current laws to stem the supply of these weapons to criminals and consider reinstating the assault weapons ban," he said.
"It was inappropriate for President Calderon to lecture Americans on our own state and federal laws," said Senator John Cornyn, a member of the Republican leadership. "Moreover, the Second Amendment is not a subject open for diplomatic negotiation, with Mexico or any other nation."
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Molon labe, pendejo.
lol...sure he does.
about as much as P-BO does.
FUFC
Calderon wants Congress to Renew Ban on Assault Weapons (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgrgNNHsE2M
There is only ONE proper response for the richest and most successful nation in the world to give when a foreign head of state “urges” something like that:
“STFU and go mind your OWN country’s business, you worthless POS”.
Hey Felipe! “Kiss it!” - William Jefferson Clinton!
“Calderon said the increase in violence in Mexico had coincided with the 2004 lifting of a U.S. assault weapons ban.”
I wonder how long it took the Obama administration officals to tell Calderon what to say? Do you think they wrote his entire speech word for word? Just exactly how dumb does Obama think the American people are?
He doesn’t want any resistance to the invasion.
Residents in states near Mexico need these weapons now more than ever to protect themselves from the mexican narco-terrorists.
Eat sh**.
From the bottom of my heart,
theDentist
Didn’t the Japs in World War II freak out if they every invaded the mainland that would happen.
Once again Calderon putting his nose where it does not belong.
Dumb enough to elect him and put in a totally Democrat run Congress.
What a pantload. This guy is a tool of the administration.
He figures that if they're dumb enough to elect a Kenyan communist with a bunch of terrorist and black nationalist associations to the highest office in the land, they're dumb enough to buy anything.
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