tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18341144.post5647378853325951225..comments2024-03-23T06:16:41.965-04:00Comments on Thoughts of a Technocrat: Mexico: Economics and the Arms TradeTechnocrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05399633416913275459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18341144.post-19274429022746340652009-07-10T11:32:35.441-04:002009-07-10T11:32:35.441-04:00Most of this has been known to those in the know f...Most of this has been known to those in the know for some time.<br /><br />To understand why the "90%" number was used, you have to remember who is in charge at the moment. The Democratic party has always been and will continue to be, anti-gun. Remember, this is the crowd who think guns kill people.<br /><br />A full 11% of the seized guns were traceable back to the US. The administration (mostly Secretary Clinton) would like you to think all those were purchased legally here in the US and sent back to Mexico, but that's not the case.<br /><br />Ask yourself, when was the last time a criminal enterprise legally purchased arms for its soldiers? Most of the 11% nubmer above were stolen here in the US, sent down to Mexico and modified by some pretty impressive gunsmiths.<br /><br />Maybe Mexico's problem isn't that the criminals have firearms, but that its citizens don't.Common Sensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317067412042822971noreply@blogger.com