Posted on 02/28/2009 8:02:23 PM PST by holymoly
“What kind of inbound inspection process do they have”
A very sophisticated system called red light/green light
I thought the Mexican government was against the Fence.
That’s of course the only solution to their problem, as well as our problem with illegal aliens.
Seems as if the 2 nations have interests that could be solved simultaneously with a single solution.
The thing is if we DID seal the border to stop the gun smugglers, it would also stop the illegal immigrants, and the Mexicans would purely hate that.
How many otherwise law abiding Mexicans are buying guns in the U.S. for self-protection. If you live in Mexico, you don’t really know if you can trust the police or the military. I don’t see anyone asking that question.
Mexico should probably take a close look at its own military when it comes to stopping the supply of these weapons.
Note to CBS - Mexico is not a landlocked country that shares a border only with the US. Mexico has two coasts and a southern border; all of these are excellent avenues for smuggling. Also, Mexico has an military arms industry. I imagine that millionaire druglords can afford to procure arms from Mexican arms factories and from morally ambiguous police and federales. Sure, some smuggling is done across the US-Mexico border, but there are many, many other ways for druglords to get their paws on guns in Mexico.
It was a blue light special. 37 bucks each or two for 50 bucks. Hell of deal. The sold out of tow missiles but did give me rain check.
There is no way that the US is sending them grenades, machine guns and missile launchers. It's their own military’s stuff, bought and sold to the cartels by indigenous criminals.
So... let’s see if I’ve got this right. The weapons originate in the United States, so the trade in weapons is the fault of the United States. The drugs, meanwhile, originate in Mexico, so the trade in drugs is the fault of... the United States.
Okay, I think I’ve got it straight now.
I can't imagine the cocaine might be coming across Mexico's southern border, could it?
“A very sophisticated system called red light/green light”
I’ve actually seen people arguing with that light at the border.
No, I say let the Mexican government fight it out with the drug lords, and see who wins.
Oh, btw Eric Holder, Mexico is not now a state in the Union, you richard cranium.
5.56mm
We complain about the drugs and they complain about the guns. It’s funny how they say we need to dry up the market here in the US in order to curb the drug flow from Mexico. Well, if they would just: you get the point.
Could be this bit of propaganda is not aimed at gunowning US Citizens, Calderon is more then likely trying to stir up the Mexican Communities in the US to scare the hell out of them.
C..BS...though...”rocket launchers”...are those people that stupid?
These weapons originally came from America but they made their way to Mexico by a third party. I bet someone like the Palestinians were the ones who sold American weapons to the cartels. How many times have we sent the Palestinian security forces weapons? If by some chance they were coming from America it could be stopped by securing the border. We know that won’t happen because it’s not about Mexico it’s about disarming America.
With AK-47s going for $50 in bazaars all over the world, I imagine closing the "gun show loophole" won't have much effect on the guns available - except for law abiding Americans.
But then, that's the idea, isn't it?
I agree. Why should drug cartel troops use semi auto AR-15 against Mexican troops with full auto rifles?? Class III weapons should be the weapons of choice, and one cannot just waltz into a gun store and buy one. Not unless the Mexican Army is like the Mumbai police, they are still using WWII bolt action rifles and riding horses.
This crap about Mexico is the latest in the talking points. Bozos a**clown mentioned it Friday when he was talking about banning assault weapons again. The DNC must have passed the talking points on to the MSM for a saturation campaign.
To claim they are getting rocket launchers, machine guns and other class III weapons through gun shows is just about the biggest lie these ba****s have told yet.
Where are they getting missile launchers? I want one
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