The raw power of therifle, which weighs about 31 lb and is 4.9 feet long, was on show in mid-2020 during a military-style assassination attempt on Mexico Cityspolicechief that was captured by surveillance cameras. "And they're sending leads up to us to connect the dots.". Every once in a while, a dolt drops a gem. It got to the point where we would give the ATF our cellphone numbers. The Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), despite sounding like the most fun bureau in history, generally frowns on that kind of thing. All wars are fought with weapons, and the guns used to murder tens of thousands of people in the Mexican War on Drugs mostly come from America.From handguns,. Fast and Furious was a Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) "gunrunning" operation in which the Obama administration allowed guns to be sold to Mexican drug cartels in the hope the weapons would be recovered at crime scenes. ReporterKarolSurez contributed to this story. A straw purchase is when someone buys a gun legally, but then hands it over illegally to another person. Cartels often use drug profits to pay Americans to buy weaponsfor them at retail stores andgun shows, called straw purchases. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ioan Grillo about the illegal flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico. Gold-plated, diamond-encrusted weapons are shown to the press after they were confiscated when the army seized a ranch in Zapopan, Mexico, Sunday, May 2, 2010. Cant have all those firearms in the USA, so lets pipeline them to Mexico. What i believe is that If i want to sale you ballons ,i give you a good price nd you will greatly say my ballons are the best .. quoteTijuanas Director of Public Safety, Marco Antonio Sotomayor, says most of the guns flowing into his city come from north of the border.quote. A spokeswoman for Bushmaster did not respond to repeated calls for comment. MEXICAN drug cartels are using high-powered sniper rifles which fire bullets the size of cigars to take down police helicopters. A handgun covered with gold and money sized to alleged financial agent of the drug "Cartel del Golfo", Manuel Alquisires Garcia, aka "El Meme" and also know as Agustin Sanchez Morua, are shown during his presentation to the press on September 12, 2011 in Mexico City. "Almost all guns recovered at crime scenes in Mexico 70% to 90% of them were trafficked from the U.S.," the Mexican government claims in its complaint. Guns and munitions confiscated from alleged Mexican drug dealers Alberto Sanchez Hinojosa aka "El Tony", Francisco Arteaga Espino and Leonel Cruz Hernandez are displayed to the press in Mexico City on September 7, 2008, after they were detained in Villahermosa, Tabasco state. Dear Mexico: clean up your own house before telling us how to take care of ours. This is how the cartels get the vast majority of their arsenal. ", "The ATF said, 'Don't refuse 'em, just let 'em go. But, the ATF's "sell guns to cartels and then maybe try to catch them if we've got time" plan actually dates back to the Bush Administration. A total of 852, 29 percent, were from Arizona. One room of the museum is dedicated to narco culture. Not all of them went to prison, and none of them were cartel bigwigs. ", Spencer Platt/Getty Images News/Getty Images, "Once the ATF was more involved, we had a separate set of paperwork. For our source, who did nothing but exactly what the law told him, watching the bloody aftermath of the scandal was traumatic: "Our initial thought was how many of these can be pointed across the border at our guys? Some suspects won't talk after their arrests and othersadmit smuggling guns but claim they don't know the names of the buyers or the cartel involved. I would take that way further. If you want to keep guns out of the country, you do not appear to be making any real effort at it. Diaz, who lived in Union Gap, a three-hour drive fromSeattle,tried to cross the border northwest of LaredoonInternational Bridge 2 on May 5, 2020. Yes, Mexico has some house cleaning of their own to do, but it would help a great deal if the U.S. had much tighter gun control and drug enforcement. California gun-control activists credited that state's low total to strict state firearms laws that severely limit sales of military-style weaponry. The main character, Franklin is brilliant. Sept. 7, 2010 -- A shocking new report obtained by ABC News says that as many as three out of four guns used in crimes in Mexico and recovered and capable of being traced can be traced to gun . They have special loopholes that allow them to form their own government or something like that. You try and keep it as normal as possible; you don't want to spook him because then everything's shot as well. filed a lawsuit in theUS District Court in Massachusetts against the company and 10 other gun manufacturers. Agents launched 534 investigations, seized $29 million and intercepted more than 1,200 guns, 4,700 magazines for semi-automatic and automatic weapons and 700,000 rounds of ammunition headed to. We know theyre being illegally trafficked through California into Tijuana. It is also the native land ofruthless Mexican cartel bossRubn Oseguera Cervantes,a top U.S. target with a $10 million reward for information on his whereabouts. Top ATF officials have said in congressional testimony that 90 percent of the guns submitted for tracing by Mexican authorities are from the United States. [nearly all the guns they bother to trace through the ATFwhich is basically those with US markings on them, duh], The underground trade of weapons to Mexico is worth hundreds of millions of dollars annuallywith American guns used to kill tens of thousands of Mexicans each year. I think thats pretty fair. I hear Chinese AK-74 types a. Based in northwest Mexico's Sinaloa state, the Sinaloa Cartel is widely considered to be the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, according to Insight Crime. Exactly, if America had adopted Mexican-style gun control, it probably wouldve had as many mass shootings as Mexico has had in the past 30 years. None of this is rocket science and all the slick lies and smoke and mirrors Barn Brain attempts to use only discredit anything else he panders to an unsuspecting right wing crowd eager to hear preaching from a Messiah to the choir of the uneducated. Barn Brain also conveniently ignores the fact that there are gunsmiths in the U.S. and Mexico that regularly convert semi-auto American made guns to full auto as well and yes they are second hand guns not vetted that come from the U.S. Cracked is up for TWO Webby Awards, for Best Humor Site and Best Video Entertainment! They weren't tracking them well enough; everyone made it over the border. "Operation Wide Receiver" was a subset of the overall project, centered around Arizona. Within the next 45 minutes to an hour, they would come in. Pass universal background checks, end loopholes: gunshow and Charleston. Get the best of Cracked sent directly to your inbox! Even though CDN is a rival of CJNG, its members accept payments to allowdrugs or guns to passthrough their territory. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives contends the most popular are the FN-57 pistol, once nicknamed the cop-killer for the ammo it could fire; the AR type 223 rifle and the. [see the above; Israel, China, Brazil, and many other big arms makers also chip in plenty. I would like to buy Holder and Obama for what they are worth, to sell them for what they THINK theyre worth. No way the Democrats would support increasing the numbers of guns in the world. Homeland Security teamed with the ATF tolauncha confidential tip line asking for help from the public, displaying the number on about 200 billboards near the border,asking for information on illegal guns bound for Mexico. From the finest gems, to gold-plated weapons, law enforcement officials say these accused drug dealers have a passion for flashy things. U.S. Customs agents searched hisvehicle at the Eagle Passcrossing and found 43 shotguns, rifles and pistols. What ARE you waiting on? 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Agents launched 534 investigations, seized $29 million and intercepted more than 1,200 guns, 4,700 magazines for semi-automatic and automatic weapons and 700,000 rounds of ammunition headed to. Last week, the Treasury sanctioned two Mexican businessmen and four Sinaloa Cartel members in connection with the illicit methamphetamine and fentanyl trade. 2. Theycould each face up to 10 years in prison. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents contend Vasquez told them he was headed to the city ofMatehuala, a seven-hour drive south of Laredo, Texas, in the Mexican state of San Luis Potos. MLB legend makes surprise appearance at Astros' Spring Training, Hiker takes 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo at Brazos Bend State Park, Eric Gordon trade looking better and better for Houston Rockets, This Texas Hill Country town is the new, cooler Fredericksburg, This is what Houston looks like from space, Oops! Now, he's militarized the country. NEW YORK (AP) A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating. Guns are funneled into the closest or easiest crossing into Mexico and they come from other states with lax laws. I got a phone call one day on the shop line, and a guy was looking for a Barrett .50 cal, which is not a crazy weapon in terms of how available they are.". American firearms power a brutal conflict that has claimed more than 100,000 lives. Sorry not in todays world American guns have some of the shittyist workmanship that I have ever seen compared to the U.S. guns that were made in the distant past and even those were often nothing when compared to finely made European guns. Explain again how the two assists are not in prison for supplying weapons to know criminals that used the weapons to kill US citizens. Never heard of Fast and Furious? "The brand names are inconsequential what matters is that our laws aren't being enforced," said Andrew Arulanandam, director of public affairs for the National Rifle Association. Seriously, I feel your pain. Actively providing firearms to one of the most dangerous organizations in the world and So same basic rules as slinging coffee at Starbucks, only with slightly higher stakes if somebody doesn't buy your fake smile. (PS, you may want to arm your Civilians so they can fight the cartel) "As a result of the continued use and possession of many of these guns, residents of Mexico will continue to be killed and injured by these guns, and the public will continue to fear for their health, safety, and welfare," Americanattorneys wrote in the suit on behalf of Mexico. Of course, these same quoted Mexican officials made no mention of changing their own to laws to allow the little people to own some cold steel with which they could protect themselves and their families from corrupt federales and cartel predators. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to . CDC reinstates mask recommendation for planes, trains, While U.S. hits new job quitting record, this man set his own record 84 years at the same company, The U.S. housing market is historically overvalued. Follow reporter Beth Warrenon Twitter: @BethWarrenCJ. We had four or five come in that first guy came in five or six times, saying he was starting a collection. While they had been gun-running since 2006, a 2011 report by the inspector general criticized the agency for dedicating too many resources to busting straw purchasers and not enough at busting the cartel guys doing the buying. https://www.npr.org/2019/02/21/696561255/heckler-koch-fined-4-2-million-over-assault-rifle-sales-in-mexico, For no other reason than eric holder lead the investigation, I question everything we know about the Oklahoma City bombing, wow is that guy nuts. Court documents show such purchasers buying as many as 20 AK-47s at a time, paying as much as $11,000 in cash. He didn't know much about it beside the fact that he wanted it.". If Diaz had sneaked his arsenal past U.S. Customs officials, he would have had to pay a "piso," or fee, to members of the Crtel del Noreste,or CDN, which dominates this area of northern Mexico, Jonessaid. Bushmaster describes the AR-15 rifle, a civilian version of the U.S. military's standard-issue M-16, as intended "for law enforcement, security and private consumer use." Lets review recent history Genius Boy. Pass national weapons carry reciprocity with jail time and heavy fines for any government agent who violates any citizens carry rights. All Rights Reserved, Fed raises interest rates by 0.5%, the highest rise since 2000, Here are the 14 inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. NUEVO LAREDO, MexicoOn March 24 . Robert Evans just wrote a book, A Brief History of Vice, where he experiments with strange ancient drugs. No, they published this piece in an effort to get the US Congress to tighten Americas gun control laws, ostensibly to stop the alleged flow of guns to Mexico. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. . So, in 2006, they started experimenting with "gunwalking," essentially letting the cartels smuggle guns into Mexico so they could track them down and catch them. Diaz is one of 360 suspects arrested so far duringOperation Without a Trace, an ongoingcrackdown launched nearly two years ago by Homeland Security Investigationsand U.S. Customs and Border Protection to intercept illegal guns, saidJoseph Lestrange, division chief of Homeland Security's Transnational Organized Crime. Pass a domestic terrorism bill.. Diaz, who pleaded guilty, and Vasquezareawaiting sentencing. Oh, surprise, surprise, who was AG of California when this was happening?? Did you feel they enjoyed their purchasing experience? There were undercover agents in the store, sometimes. Did they buy ammo? Agreed. An estimated 20 attorneys, many based in Texas, are expected to unite to represent Mexico,including six companies they blame for the bulk of recovered crime guns there:Smith & Wesson, Beretta, Century Arms, Colt, Glockand Ruger. John Allen Muhammad, the D.C. sniper, and his youthful accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, used a Bushmaster .223 in nine of 10 sniper-style murders that terrorized the Washington area in 2002. That sounds great, but the agent working with our source and his store told everyone that the charges wouldn't stick: "Our agent was pretty candid with us: He let us know the guys doing it had been arrested. Mexico: 18 bodies found after suspected drug cartel gun battle The bullet-ridden bodies of 18 men were discovered in Zacatecas state after apparent confrontation between suspected. Earlier this month, theMexican government sued U.S. gun manufacturers in federal court, accusing them of fueling the violence. If our source's store had just followed their guts and refused to sell to the most obviously sketchy buyers, the world would've been a little bit safer. In fact, according to Newsweek, cartel criminals view American guns as status symbols because, well, they work. When the Coen Brothers needed someone to show The Dude how to really roll, they could turn to only one man: Hall of Fame professional bowler Barry Asher. Not the party of civil rights,, wait the Democratic Party is not nor has it ever been the Party of Civil Rights as it has always opposed and still opposes the Constitution; it has been and continues to be the Party of Civil Right Suppression, the Party of Slavery, the Party of the KKK, the Party who opposed voting rights,, (just Google it, Google any historic Democratic Politician in history). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Drug_War. The weapons are sold legally but the purchasers must sign a U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives document saying they are buying the guns for themselves. Another solid reason for the U.S. to pass universal back ground checks. From 2006 to 2013, the program expanded until it exploded into the stupidly named "Fast And Furious" scandal. It makes Americas 1930s Gangster Era a minor skirmish by comparison, and it has lasted much longer too. Mexican Cartels Are Arming Themselves to the Teeth With Powerful US Sniper Rifles High-powered .50-caliber rifles can be purchased legally in most of the U.S. and they keep showing up in the. ", The cartels were smart enough to pick buyers who wouldn't instantly set off alarm bells (aka clean-cut and often white). Or is it because the CA border is not a barrier to trafficking contraband? He was badly wounded, while two bodyguards and an innocent bystander were killed. Never mind that the majority of the cartels armament needs are met by leaks of official weaponry bought by the Mexican military. This article would have you believe the American guns are coming from civilian sources.. one point left out of the article is that the cartels also like American hand grenades. Vasquez'sattorney, Silverio Martinez, said he plans to lobby for leniency, even probation, arguing this is his client's first arrest. Violence is rampant across Mexico. Thirty-four. After paying the piso and traveling throughCoahuila, Diaz still wouldhave faced a 14-hour drive south toMichoacn. Tell you what, you let me have what the Cartels are able to get from the Mexican Military and Ill let you have what I have now. Not many, but America and Mexico arent the only countries making guns. But the weapons that Hernandez and his associates purchased ended up in the hands of Mexican drug cartel pistoleros, including the Bushmaster .223 that was later used to kill four police officers and three secretaries in Acapulco. Known as CJNG, the billion-dollar cartel boasts of more than 5,000 members, an army larger than its key rival, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. MEXICO: Stop the flow of Immigrants going north and maybe we will do something about guns going south across the border. Total dead including common citizens, murdered politicians and cartel members was at 115,000 estimated for 2006 thru 2018. Accessories?". Once in the hands of cartel capos, however, the modern sporting rifle becomes very much an assault weapon. The Barrett M82 was a serious problem for security forces because its armor-piercing bullets can knock out the motors of reconnaissance vehicles and endanger helicopters, said aMexicanofficial, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Its a weapon of war, added the official. In Mexico City, the military has a museum used to train officials, diplomats, and cadets about the war on drugs. Worried that weapons purchases for drug cartels might fuel more calls for tougher U.S. gun control laws, gun-rights advocates insist that existing laws are sufficient to control such trafficking. We sat down with "James," who worked at one of the gun stores the ATF ordered to sell firearms to drug cartels. Serial numbers really do tell a story. Also FN57 pistols but, the Barretts were the big one. I could have sworn that at one time there was a federal law that banned face masks, a law intended to force the KKK out into the open. 1 Make rioting in public while wearing a mask a felony with mandatory prison time. Now I cannot make this any more simple for you to understand. "We have adequate laws on the books. ), We want USA to be majority white! btw Formed by ex-military men who became armed enforcers for the Gulf Cartel, the Zetas split with their former patrons nearly three years ago and have since become one of Mexico's largest and most . Ban assault weapons, high capacity magazines, body armor, silencers. Coke was originally supposed to make you smarter or something. Theyre American-made guns, Sotomayor told the Union-Tribune. Guns Drive Cartel Violence in Mexico. We know theyre being illegally trafficked through California into Tijuana. [Theres no way for people to buy guns like those in California, either; they are not ban compliant], In 2018, the homicide rate in Mexico hit a record high of 35,964, spiking 12 percent from the year before, according to the countrys National Institute of Statistics and Geography.
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