In an article published in Mexico, a newspaper dug into the infamous Wikileaks documents and found that many more weapons were coming incountry from Central America - much more than the U.S.
http://laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=14091&ArticleId=390473
In further testimony to Congress, General Douglas Fraser repeated the same information - that drug cartels are getting full auto weapons from other Central American governments, not by straw purchasers across the border.
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=6577
Our national news media is flat out lying to you about guns in America being a major source of weapons. It never made sense anyway. Full auto weapons in the US are closely controlled, high priced, and require BATF approval of each and every transfer. They simply aren't being taken across the border, certainly not in the millions that can be had from Central America.
Second, there have been almost NO prosecutions of straw purchasers located on border states. ALL serial numbers sold are entered into a FLL book, if the gun is captured in Mexico, and the number given to the BATF, it can be traced by maker down to the FFL, and then the straw purchaser.
There are NOT thousands of buyers being caught selling guns to Cartels. They can get them from Central American governments more easily - in bulk shipments. Those guns are full auto, and likely sold on contract and imported legally - all approved by the US as military support. Those serial numbers aren't given to the BATF because the Mexican Police already know where they come from. It's a no brainer.
This is an international crime situation, not a straw buyer problem. Cartels are subverting the legitimate ownership of military weapons for their own use, just as they are doing in Mexico. That's the real story our news media isn't telling us, because they are deliberately spinning the story for their own political agenda.
http://laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=14091&ArticleId=390473
In further testimony to Congress, General Douglas Fraser repeated the same information - that drug cartels are getting full auto weapons from other Central American governments, not by straw purchasers across the border.
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=6577
Our national news media is flat out lying to you about guns in America being a major source of weapons. It never made sense anyway. Full auto weapons in the US are closely controlled, high priced, and require BATF approval of each and every transfer. They simply aren't being taken across the border, certainly not in the millions that can be had from Central America.
Second, there have been almost NO prosecutions of straw purchasers located on border states. ALL serial numbers sold are entered into a FLL book, if the gun is captured in Mexico, and the number given to the BATF, it can be traced by maker down to the FFL, and then the straw purchaser.
There are NOT thousands of buyers being caught selling guns to Cartels. They can get them from Central American governments more easily - in bulk shipments. Those guns are full auto, and likely sold on contract and imported legally - all approved by the US as military support. Those serial numbers aren't given to the BATF because the Mexican Police already know where they come from. It's a no brainer.
This is an international crime situation, not a straw buyer problem. Cartels are subverting the legitimate ownership of military weapons for their own use, just as they are doing in Mexico. That's the real story our news media isn't telling us, because they are deliberately spinning the story for their own political agenda.
