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04-13-2009, 06:01 AM #1
Mexico is Awash with Weapons – Is the USA to Blame?
Monday, April 13, 2009
Mexico is Awash with Weapons – Is the USA to Blame?
By Allan Wall
It’s been confidently reported, as of late, that the United States is the source of 90% of all the weapons utilized in Mexican crime. This has become a dogma, repeated by no less than Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others. It’s an impressive-sounding statistic – but is it true?
In a word, no.
It’s not correct. The 90% figure was originally based upon a misunderstanding, and thereafter it has been constantly repeated in the media and political world.
According to a spokeswoman for the ATF (U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives), “over 90 percent of the traced firearms originate from the U.S.â€
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