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September 8, 2010, 01:11 AM | #1 |
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90% Myth shows up on AOL
Heads up guys. AOL just ran a first page article on the myth that 90% of Mexican drug guns come from the Ol' US of A.
http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/ar...tates/19624304 To me it seems someone is a bit naive and possibly slow since this is almost two years old now . I am starting to believe that some of the Anti-gun news editors are running low on new ways to attack us so they are recycling their material in-order to push their personal agenda. Personally I am going to see about leaving feedback to call out the lie and I hope a few others will chime in and at least help expose this authors false truth. |
September 8, 2010, 06:50 AM | #2 |
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Granted the 90% number is skewed, but at least she reported that the NRA and Fox News believes the number is more like 17%.
That report isn't a total smear job like some of the others I've seen.
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September 8, 2010, 09:44 AM | #3 |
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How does someone with a blanking Master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University write such nonsense?
First of all, the new report doesn't contradict the earlier reports. The new report measures Mexican crime scene guns [b]traced[/i] by ATF. The report it supposedly contradicts measures U.S. guns found at Mexican crime scenes. Of course those numbers are going to be wildly different. If Mexico finds a crate of Chinese grenades at a crime scene, are they going to call up the ATF to find out where they came from? And the bit about ATF being unable to even fine dealers who sell guns illegally? Either the NRA has been a lot more active this year than I've given them credit for or that is just blatantly, factually wrong. Any FFLs here want to start selling firearms illegally and see if all that happens is you lose your license? I appreciate that she at least tried to include other points of view; but that is still extremely shoddy journalism. It looks like she just summarized her 10 minute Google search and is passing it off as "news." |
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Bear in mind that it is largely illegal for civilians to own firearms in Mexico. Therefore, possession of a firearm can lead to criminal charges, and the Stevens side-by-side that Jose's family has kept in the house for a couple of generations is now an American Crime Gun. As Bartholomew pointed out, the ATF is generally only sent guns for tracing that originated in America. Never mind the ~500,000 missing FN M16s that have been stolen from the Mexican army. Never mind all the Chinese and Russian rifles and explosives. If the Mexican police raid a drug house, none of that stuff gets reported, but the nickeled S&W 60 from 1978 is proof that gun dealers are funneling guns across the border by the thousands. Sheesh. Quote:
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September 8, 2010, 10:48 AM | #5 | |
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Good thread here
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...exico+calderon
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See post #37 at link for references to claims. |
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