My sources in Mexico tell me most of the heavier or full-auto weapons come from China, which is the world's leading manufacturer. The cartelistas tend to prefer U.S.-made handguns for their reliability, however. They also like our vests, ammo, etc., although most of the 5.56 and 7.62 ammo also comes from China. They describe entire shipping containers full of weapons with no problems at the ports of entry. One can get /anything/ into Mexico, and from there, into the U.S. /Plata o plomo/.
They also say that most of the weapons used by street gangs come from China through Mexico, not from domestic gun shows. Of course, they don't have exact statistics. This is just coptalk. -- Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------- Constitution Society 2900 W Anderson Ln C-200-322, Austin, TX 78757 512/299-5001 www.constitution.org [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
