Illegal Traffic to Mexico ; Drawing Bead On Gun Shows, 'Straw' Buyers
The Washington Times › April 21, 2009
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The unchecked gunrunning across the Mexican border has created an all-too-familiar story for big-city mayors across the country. Guns are purchased illegally, sold at a profit to drug dealers and used to kill innocent people and police officers, all while local law enforcement authorities lack the federal support they need to do their job. American cities face these problems every day.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has estimated that 90 percent to 95 percent of the guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes have been purchased in the United States, because Mexico's laws make it much more difficult for criminals to buy guns.See the full content of this document
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Illegal Traffic to Mexico ; Drawing Bead On Gun Shows, 'Straw' Buyers
After smuggling them across the border, drug cartels have used these guns to control drug-trafficking routes into the United States - and kill anyone who stands in their way...
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