American guns are ok, and many of the gun companies from the above countries have some US manufacturing. The English actor found the good side of being bad, Bad news that cult recovery group just might be a cult. Never mind that the majority of the cartels armament needs are met by leaks of official weaponry bought by the Mexican military. The "El Presidente" model is popular in Mexico because it is one of the few guns legally available there, according to the Violence Policy Center. So CA is itself one of those neighboring States that is (cough) responsible for illegal firearms/use across a boundry? A row of glass cases are filled with seized weapons. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration blames CJNG and the Sinaloa Cartel for the bulk of America's illicit fentanyl, the top killer during the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history. Even got a few border agents killed with those weapons. Weapons such as the M82 are part of a torrent of illegal arms flowing south, Mexico alleges, partly due to the manufacturers negligent business practices that had encouraged illegal arms trafficking. Miguel Diaz Calderon never made it out of Texas. If not, they should be left alone. Roger Clemens makes surprise appearance at Astros' Spring Training, Hiker captures 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo of wildlife at Brazos Bend State Park, Houston Rockets poised to reap benefits from Eric Gordon trade, Texas congressman's breaks with GOP could lead to censure, Proposed Texas bill gives tax cuts to heterosexual families only, These bites won big at the Houston rodeo's foodie awards, Heres how you can watch 'Daisy Jones and the Six', Here's what Lina Hidalgo carb-loads before a long run, Houston police ticket man for feeding homeless people. You also said: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. October 19, 2022 The typical image of violent, heavily armed Mexican drug cartels tends to leave out one very important fact: Texas is the source for many of those guns. Agents launched 534investigations, seized $29 million and intercepted more than 1,200 guns,4,700 magazines for semi-automatic and automatic weaponsand 700,000 rounds of ammunition headed to Mexico, Lestrange told The Courier Journalthis month. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The Model 70 receivers were not even heat treated rather they were made from straight bar stock unlike the double heat treated Mausers. It depicts one cartel member dressed in a garish shirt, cowboy hat and belt buckle. The state, about a five-hour drive west of Mexico City,is known for its production of avocados. Whats so hard to understand about that? "He never saw those guns," his attorney told The Courier Journal. California, by contrast, accounted for 90 guns, three percent of the total. Mayor: HISD has two optionsclose school or be taken over, Rare photos show 2 ocelots crossing South Texas road, Willie Nelson pays lovely tribute to another country legend. Most of the military grade stuff comes from South America and can be traced to US and Soviet shipments to a few countries back in the late 80's. They were used to set up or. The Central Intelligence Agency was intimately involved with the federal government's infamous "Operation Fast and Furious" scheme to send American weapons to Mexican drug cartels while. Officials found 17 handguns in his car. So, the ATF was like, "We'll show you! One of the most dangerous pockets of Mexico City: Teptio, the primary-black market area, under the thumb of the Union Cartel. Only if your definition of a thing is existing in quiet obsolescence. See I figured they were big fans of German guns, going back to that huge illegal arms contract HK won for the cartels awhile back. It's a more powerful version of the Beretta popularized in James Bond novels and films. Blaming Californias laws for failing is about as stupid as blaming Blaming Democrats for inter city crime but thats another story thats way over your head. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images News/Getty Images. Mexico suffered more than 40,000 fatal shootings in 2018, according to public briefings by Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard. In the world of assault-type weaponry, power is measured by bullet caliber, velocity and range, as well rapidity of fire and ammunition magazine capacity. Get the best of Cracked sent directly to your inbox! Between 2009 and 2020, authorities seized 358 M82rifles, according to official figures cited by the Milenio newspaper. 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First manufactured in the 1980s, the M82 rose to prominence during the first Gulf War when it was adopted by theUS military. Why Mexico Is Right to Sue U.S. , Mexican Drug Cartels Say Americas Gunms The Best , , , , , , fck n A ,HiPoint told yah so. 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. 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. The Mexican government estimates that more than half a million guns are smuggled from the U.S. each year, arming Mexico's deadly cartel wars. They also discoveredmore than 10,000 rounds of ammunition hidden in an ice chest in the gas tankand inside the spare tire,court records show. 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. A gold plated pistol and jewelry, allegedly seized from Manuel Alquisires Garcia, alias "El Meme," sit on display during his presentation to the press of in Mexico City, Monday Sept. 12, 2011. Really, who? SHARE AK-47 favorite gun of cartels WASHINGTON Convicted gun smuggler John Phillip Hernandez of Houston was likely not the kind of customer that Bushmaster Firearms International had in mind when he purchased 14 of the company's .223 caliber AR-15s at Houston area gun shops in 2006 and 2007. Hundreds of firearms on display before being destroyed at . Yes Colt and Smith at one time made some very nice revolvers I will give them that but our rifles have been a joke for years. ", Once the purchase was completed and the "customer" left the store, " the money was counted with the cameras watching it. This is how the cartels get the vast majority of their arsenal. Barretts were basically the only gun the cartels wanted, and while they are both ridiculous and rich, we get the strange feeling these weren't meant as toys " it started to get more and more severe. The California Maniac could just as easily bought a second hand gun and instead of killing people with it could have made handsome profit by selling it and more like it to Mexico because he is not connected by paperwork to what he is selling. MEXICAN drug cartels are using high-powered sniper rifles which fire bullets the size of cigars to take down police helicopters. 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. An NSSF survey last year found that 44 percent of owners of these weapons are active-duty or former military or law-enforcement personnel, and the typical owner is 35, married and has some college education. Eighty-seven percent of traceable firearms seized by the Mexican government have been traced back to the U.S. We've inadvertently "gifted" Mexico with more than 64,000 firearms over the last five years. 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. Mexico is suing US gun makers, arguing that millions of American guns have illegally flowed across the border and fueled homicide rates. Comparing it to Belgium and Czech and German Model 98s made the M70 look like a piece of trash. Being monitored by the ATF, so Email us here. A 9mm browning pistol has the diamond encrusted initials of LMJ. By Jared Olson. Maybe, he'll see this and send a thank you card. *awkward shrug*, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images News/Getty Images. They want the firearms only in the hands they want so that they can execute their plan. Mexican Drug Cartels Agree: American-Made Guns Are the Best, Mexican drug and crime cartels prefer American-made guns. And we're on commission at the time, so all of us involved are like sweet! Oh. Theyre American-made guns, Sotomayor told the Union-Tribune. Take a look at some of the flashiest weapons you'll ever see in the slideshow above. No way the Democrats would support increasing the numbers of guns in the world. Say hello to our favorite little Al Pacino movie: The Brian De Palma classic from the '80s that has cemented Tony Montana, his little machine gun friend, and Michelle Pfeiffer's stunning slip dresses in cinema history. A Hearst Newspapers survey of 1,600 guns purchased mostly in Texas and Arizona which were either shipped to Mexico or intercepted en route shows the Bushmaster .223 AR-15 ranks second among firearms apparently used in drug warfare. Alfred Guzman and Ivan Guzman are the sons of Joaqun (El Chapo) Guzmn Loera better known as the infamous kingpin of the Sinaloa cartel, which is North America's post powerful, and feared, organization trafficking drugs and laundering money worldwide. Shut your pie hole Holder. Hesometimes loaned his SUV tohis employees and his relatives and argues that one of them could have hidden the guns, Martinez said. 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.