The high-powered guns used in both incidents on the evening of Sept. 24 undoubtedly came from the United States, say police here, who estimate that 100 percent of drug-related killings are committed with smuggled U.S. weapons. Full Story »
Posted by Damien Jones
I call BS. First, full auto AK47s aren't sold at gun shows. They're class 3 weapons, and as such, require very tight control with respect to background checks for purchasers. Second, full auto AKs aren't made in the United States. They're generally made in the old Soviet bloc or in China. It makes no sense whatever to push them through the US to Mexico. Much easier to ship into Mexico directly from the source. This story fails the common sense test, largely because the writer doesn't know what he's talking about.
