A culture of cartels needs guns from American sporting goods stores- where automatic weapons are not legal?

Oct 6, 2019 Los Angeles Times

Mexicans are killing each other at record rates. The U.S. provides the guns

Bad Guys:

“A better equipped military and police spurred the cartels to improve their arsenals, primarily by smuggling even more weapons from the U.S.”

Good Guys:

“The group’s aim is to eventually take back Ocotito, a town of 6,000 at the base of a verdant mountain range, using an arsenal that includes dozens of machine guns.”

Strict Gun Control

“More than 22,000 firearms purchased by state and federal police were reported lost or stolen between 2000 and 2015, according to Mexican military documents.”

“Before entering the Directorate of Arms and Munitions Sales on the outskirts of Mexico City, customers must undergo months of background checks and present six documents verifying their identity.”

“The process is so onerous that last year the store sold just 15,754 firearms. None were assault rifles, which are illegal here.”

 

Washington State, USA

Frequent shootings update:

WA voters approved enhanced background checks back in 2014:

November 4, 2014 Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Washington voters choose gun control; huge majority in Seattle area

Any reporting or updates on this?

 

May 30, 2019 MyNorthwest.com

King County, Seattle responds to rise in gang violence, shootings

May 29th 2019 KOMO News

Deadly shooting in Seattle fourth shooting scene across Puget Sound area in 12 hours

Have enhanced background checks reduced Puget Sound area shootings?

Are newspeople asking any questions in this area?

 

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