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http://www.politico.com/blogs/politicolive/0409/Napolitano_Must_enforce_gun_laws_now_.html
"Napolitano: Must enforce gun laws now
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday that she doubts a new ban on assault-style weapons in the United States would help curtail the violence spawned by warring drug cartels in Mexico.
“I’m skeptical that it would, in part because there are large stockpiles of those assault weapons already now in Mexico,” she said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “That’s a congressional action...It would be very controversial. And we need to act now.”
“We can’t wait for any legislative action,” she added. “We’ve got to work now, and actually do more to enforce the existing law, which we can do, because it is illegal to export arms from the United States into Mexico.”"
Oh, these politicians and their ideas about prohibitions... Of course, one person already pointed out that it is legal to export arms to Mexico so long as it is done under US State Dept license. While I do think that ANY new prohibitions should be shelved unless the current ones are being enforced, I do think it obvious that "successful" prohibitions are right there next to the unicorn and Bigfoot in reality...so long as enough people are willing to gain access to the prohibited item be it US residency and freedom, alcohol, narcotics, or firearms.
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"Napolitano: Must enforce gun laws now
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday that she doubts a new ban on assault-style weapons in the United States would help curtail the violence spawned by warring drug cartels in Mexico.
“I’m skeptical that it would, in part because there are large stockpiles of those assault weapons already now in Mexico,” she said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “That’s a congressional action...It would be very controversial. And we need to act now.”
“We can’t wait for any legislative action,” she added. “We’ve got to work now, and actually do more to enforce the existing law, which we can do, because it is illegal to export arms from the United States into Mexico.”"
Oh, these politicians and their ideas about prohibitions... Of course, one person already pointed out that it is legal to export arms to Mexico so long as it is done under US State Dept license. While I do think that ANY new prohibitions should be shelved unless the current ones are being enforced, I do think it obvious that "successful" prohibitions are right there next to the unicorn and Bigfoot in reality...so long as enough people are willing to gain access to the prohibited item be it US residency and freedom, alcohol, narcotics, or firearms.
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