Posterboy for gun control, Mexico

[Stevens]

"Mexico has strict gun laws. Mexican citizens may purchase arms for self-protection or hunting only after receiving approval of a petition to the Defense Ministry, which performs extensive background checks. The allowed weapons are restricted to relatively low-caliber and must be purchased from the Defense Ministry only."

I lifted the above quote from a Gun Policies page (by the way that permit from the Defense Ministry is almost impossible to get unless you are very well connected) In view of the amount of murders and almost outright war going on down there between the military/police and the drug cartels Mexico would seem to be a glowing example that gun control cuts down on violence is a failed notion
Steve

 

[Stevens]

"Mexico has strict gun laws. Mexican citizens may purchase arms for self-protection or hunting only after receiving approval of a petition to the Defense Ministry, which performs extensive background checks. The allowed weapons are restricted to relatively low-caliber and must be purchased from the Defense Ministry only."

I lifted the above quote from a Gun Policies page (by the way that permit from the Defense Ministry is almost impossible to get unless you are very well connected) In view of the amount of murders and almost outright war going on down there between the military/police and the drug cartels Mexico would seem to be a glowing example that gun control cuts down on violence is a failed notion
Steve

 

[tyusclan]

Yeah, but all that crime in Mexico is because of all the guns being smuggled into Mexico from the guns shops that "line" the border in the USA.

You know, since it's so "easy" for the criminals and drug cartels to get'em here because of our "lax" gun laws.

 

[7.62foryou]

I'm curios who makes full auto AK's in this country? That's what those creeps are using if my info is correct. Also they have a good supply of RPG's are those coming from gun shows also? Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth. Mienbama