American and Mexican law enforcement officials say nearly all of the gun violence in Mexico is fueled by the illicit import and sale of U.S. firearms.
In addition to weapons from the States working better, Mexico cartels view firearms as status symbols, retired DEA agent Jack Riley told:"It is really important to these criminal organizations, who stay in business by the threat of violence and through the use of violence; and the tools that they prefer to do that with are American-made guns."
"There's no way for people to buy guns like these in Mexico.
"We think that these unfortunate events in the U.S. should prompt reflection, analysis and the decision to control the indiscriminate sale of guns," the Mexican president said at a press conference Monday. López Obrador has previously stated that Washington's relatively lax stance toward firearms has allowed the illicit sale of U.S. guns to flourish in his country.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
Thanks BarackObama !
MSNBC CNN Well of course Mexico's gun violence is all committed with guns from America. realDonaldTrump says Mexico is sending us their rapists, murderers & gang members, so he probably figures U.S. gun manufacturers ought to make a profit by arming them well.
No one put a gun in someone's hand and asked them to kill someone. The shooter makes that choice.
Bullshit!!
Operation Fast and Furious comes to mind. Let me think now, who were the officials on charge that came up with that?
Why am I not surprised
Adds a whole new dimension to our shameful treatment of asylum seekers.
Did I do that?
JStick9441 well well well Donny, how do ya like them Apples?
So basically you are saying that, despite stringent gun laws & rigorous background checks & only 1 legal gun store in the entire country, the criminals have found a way to gain access to arms, have perpetrated thousands of murders & citizens have no real access to firearms irony
Nearly all of Mexico's gun violence is committed by illegal firearms coming from the U.S, officials say
Trump’s campaign promise was he “was going to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it.” It would be ironic if Mexico sued the US for the flow of illegal firearms coming into their country.
So there are Americans going into Mexico distributing illegal fire arms. 🤔 That’s a criminal character twist Trump fails to mention.
teemarieeagle Exactly what we wanted... Can't really shoot them if they're not armed. Looks bad on the internet. Liberal Conservative republican democrat Republican Democrat Christians Christianity
Well did you criticize fast and furious huh did cha
CrystalRose126 We really shot ourselves in the foot on that one
Just like 1980 when Ronald Reagan sent millions of weapons to El Salvador. Yep. So basically the United States Government is funding terrorism. 🤔
The monies good. The law goes all out for some important dude having sex but nothing about gun smuggling by important ppl.
Why doesn't Mexico build a wall? Tens of thousands of its people are dying every year because of illegal arms being smuggled from
USA is exporter of doom, not content of killing themselves?
noybsk2017 Well....duh....!!
True story! 💯
igorvolsky Ya I bet the Republicans are the ones selling the guns to them ..so the Mexicans can kill each other with them ,its there quit way to get rid of alot of Mexicans ...
igorvolsky jesus christ. trump says immigrants are the problem. turns out we are theirs.
So Newsweek is now an advocate for the border wall
igorvolsky Gun violence is our greatest export.
Mexico should build a wall.
bmangh Newsweek take a look at how many gun shops are along the Mexico American Border I think it's around 2,500
bmangh And the good ole boys in Texas are selling to them while spreading their immigration invasion bullshit after they take the dirty money
Really? This is a surprise?
Trump stop gun traffic froom de US
talkingfrog Look at how well fast and furious worked. The fbi thought they could track all those weapons they gave to the cartels and they failed miserably.
‘They’re bringing guns..’
You mean from Eric Holder’s Department of Justice?
MurphysLaw74 Ever wonder how they get there. Gun are illegal in Mexico.
Ya, and we knew who sent them there !
Fast and Furious.
Another example of why gun laws don’t work!!
MurphysLaw74 Nearly all of America's gun violence is committed from illegal firearms too. Ask chicago.
not surprising
See EricHolder
Build the wall and protect Mexico
Thanks Obama.
I guess those strict gun laws aren’t working very well.
This is the most surprising surprise that ever surprised.
Fast an furious. Obama's scandal
Really? No way! 🙄
Like all latin america. But US does not help these countries in tracking back who export theses guns. Thanks for all the killings US. Your inside shootings are nothing to compare!
Thanks Obama
The problem us illegal guns so how can back ground checks change this problem! People who buy guns legal don't commit crimes. But the liberal left think it will stop this stupid violent shootings. Not so. People that are legal are the least of the least Aneicans need to worry!!
So I guess Trump had a point to ask Mexico to pay for the wall. I mean Mexico looks to have some incentive to want a wall themselves. Criminals going in both directions.
Mexico should take better care of their borders
piersmorgan because we make them by the thousand everyday
Lmao, no kidding. But gun control will work right? Just like no one uses illegal drugs.
fastandfurious indictobama
The ones Obama gave them
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