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« Parker case: stay of mandate | Main | Interesting papers/articles »

Gun smuggling to Mexico

Posted by David Hardy · 25 May 2007 04:28 PM

The Arizona Republic carries a story on it.

I wouldn't doubt that there's some of that, but I'm told by Border Patrol friends that the smugglers prefer full auto AKs, which you don't find in the typical American gun store, nor get without a government clearance if you do. And the story goes WAY overboard with scare lines like:

"Cartel operatives flood Arizona to buy semi-automatic assault rifles, grenades, plastic explosives and rocket launchers in bulk. "

Hmmm.... I dunno about anyone else here, but I can't think of a place that sells grenades, plastic explosive, or rocket launchers, let alone in bulk. If they are getting any, there's only one place they could come from: government supplies.

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7 Comments | Leave a comment

Andy Frechtling | May 25, 2007 7:47 PM | Reply

I wrote Mr Holstege and asked him to explain himself:

"Please explain this sentence from your article:

“Cartel operatives flood Arizona to buy semi-automatic assault rifles, grenades, plastic explosives and rocket launchers in bulk.”

Can you tell me where private citizens can buy bulk grenades in the United Sates? Bulk plastic explosives? Bulk rocket launchers?

If you can’t, your entire article is suspect…as a Brady Campaign fabrication. You see, the “Mexican export” threat has been pumped before by the Bradys and the rest of the anti-self-defense crowd. The line runs “Mexico is very violent. Mexico has strict gun control. Therefore, Mexican violence is caused by the availability of guns in the US. Therefore, we owe it to Mexico to shut down gun stores in the US.”

Once again: where can you and I buy “grenades, plastic explosives and rocket launchers in bulk” in the United States?"

Let's see what he comes up with.

Alcibiades | May 25, 2007 11:39 PM | Reply

I thought that empty bazooka/RPG/mortar tubes could be bought without NFA approval, but not the ammunition.



Also, there's that oxymoron of "semi-automatic assault rifle".

dad29 | May 26, 2007 9:04 AM | Reply

WalMart?

MB | May 26, 2007 3:42 PM | Reply

>>where can you and I buy “grenades, plastic explosives and rocket launchers in bulk” in the United States?"


>WalMart?


ROFLMAO


I think that's what Michael Moore said in Bowling for Columbine wasn't it? Or was it from a bank?


Seriously though, there IS something strange about going to a bank to get guns. That's what we're up against, there's just an aura of dangerousness to guns that makes people think they're bad and that therefore getting rid of them would be good.

Brad | May 26, 2007 4:40 PM | Reply

"I thought that empty bazooka/RPG/mortar tubes could be bought without NFA approval,..."

Nope. The launchers themselves are NFA items too.

SCATTERSHOT | May 27, 2007 11:14 AM | Reply

Wasn't he quoting Mr. William Newell of the ATF for all his facts ?

Kevin Baker | May 27, 2007 9:08 PM | Reply

I'm obviously shopping at the wrong gun store.

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