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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 08:29 AM Original message |
Report: Many weapons (70%) used by Mexican drug gangs originate in U.S. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
1. Deep within our own gun forum.... |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 08:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yep, and it's right there in post #2 |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 08:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Bragi, do you understand that "guns that originate in America" are not all cut from the same cloth? |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I support restrictions on guns |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. It's not the "gun toters" |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. d00D, I don't carry guns around either, nor am I afraid of people other than bad drivers |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. Seeing your neighbors dead makes one "fearful" |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. And you'll apply that philosophy to cars any minute now, amIrite? n/t |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
32. EXACTLY.... (nt) |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
34. If you are "not acutely afraid of everyone else".... |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 11:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
37. Well said. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Really, what difference does it make whether the guns are civilian or military if they all come |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. My POINT is that the goal of Senator Feinstein et al is to make propaganda points in support of... |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #16 |
38. Hey, but at least we're EXPORTING! |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
40. The come from US gun shows and gun shops - the cartels use straw buyers the send them to Mexico |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. The Astute Reader(TM) will note that no distinction is made between diverted military weapons... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. And that somehow makes it better? That our fucked up political |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 10:09 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. My POINT is that the goal of Senator Feinstein et al is to make propaganda points in support of... |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
35. It makes it, at best, extremely dishonest to restrict the legal manufacture and sale... |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
7. I thought the US made EVERYONE'S weapons. That what we make. Weapons and WAR. nt |
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Heretofor (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
9. Gun shops? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. The article doesn't say. It IMPLIES that they all came from US gun shops. |
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david_vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Interesting link |
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booley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. Good link |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
11. 70% OF THE FIREARMS SUBMITTED. |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. See my post #16 |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 12:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. Partially agree, partially disagree. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. How many guns? 29,284 |
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MakingANoise (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
15. Careful People |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Actually, Operation Gun Runner was started during the George W. Bush administration |
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MakingANoise (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:12 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. no diversion! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:14 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. It's a major scandal no matter who is saying what about it |
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MakingANoise (11 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. agreed |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 09:17 AM Response to Reply #24 |
36. This argument makes my head explode. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
20. Wow, talk about lies, damn lies and statistics |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
22. The money they use to buy the guns comes largely from US, too. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
26. US gun sellers are making a killing |
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oldbanjo (223 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 11:59 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. May be the CIA |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-14-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Most of the selling of the weapons in question happened decades ago |
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PuffedMica (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 05:34 AM Response to Original message |
31. This topic has be addressed before |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. surrre... everyone move along |
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