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Originally Posted by cypher197
I'll admit I haven't read the whole thread, but I think there's something very important to consider here.
It is too late to ban guns in America. There are already waaaay too many in circulation to do so successfully. This is not the UK, which has had some measure of success with a gun ban. The US is much, much larger, and is not an island.
This is unfortunate for Mexico, where the US drug market and US gun market are driving the drug wars and arming their footsoldiers.
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That's actually one of the biggest myths being propagated by Mexico and the media...
Mexico's Gun Supply and the 90 Percent Myth | STRATFOR
And looky here: Grenades hurled at police and security forces:
Gang gun battles, street blockades in Mexico
Grenades are tightly controlled in the US, along with other explosives. What's likely happening is that weapons are flowing in from sources other than the US. While it's true that *some* weapons are moving from the USA to Mexico, the large majority come from other sources--perhaps even from corrupt security forces and the like.
Take this for what it's worth, I've gotten in to a heated debate about this before and would rather not argue it again.