Faced with few controls in some states of the American Union for the lawful purchase of guns, is that it has generated a major arms trafficking to border cities , including Tijuana.
According to studies Colef , it is estimated that 90 % of the guns recovered in Mexico provie -nen vendors of northern Mexico -US border .
Some 90 million people in the United States own guns , because this country has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world , so it is considered the most heavily armed society , with nearly 270 million in private hands , a figure that increases annually by more than 4 million guns .
In the United States, more than 100,000 people are victims of gun violence every day and it is estimated that the average daily victims is about 300 people.
Smugglers routinely recruit Americans with clean criminal records to buy two or three large-caliber rifles at a time, among the most purchased are known as " Goat Horn " and automatic machine guns , and even Barret rifle with telescopic sight which is used by armies in various countries of the world.
These weapons are acquired in different stores American citizens without a history , and then transport and crossing the border in cars, trucks and passenger buses . They are mixed among the baggage , legal or pirated goods .
Some of the smuggled weapons are also bought by private individuals at gun shows and not required by law in such cases notify the authorities .
In 2007, the U.S. Agency for arms control 2,400 tracked the weapons seized in Mexico to its vendors in the United States and 1,800 of them came from dealers operating in the four border states , Texas , California , Arizona and New Mexico .
The weapons referred has enough power to pass some light armor vehicles and bulletproof vests .
According to research, the main points of entry of weapons from the U.S. to Mexico are Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa , Tamaulipas , Ciudad Juarez , and include the city of Tijuana , Baja California , the main entry point .
There is a facility to acquire high-caliber weapons and the considerable volume of licensed dealers in the U.S. side of the Mexico -US border makes it very difficult to control , so that the traffic is on the rise .
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According to studies Colef , it is estimated that 90 % of the guns recovered in Mexico provie -nen vendors of northern Mexico -US border .
Some 90 million people in the United States own guns , because this country has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world , so it is considered the most heavily armed society , with nearly 270 million in private hands , a figure that increases annually by more than 4 million guns .
In the United States, more than 100,000 people are victims of gun violence every day and it is estimated that the average daily victims is about 300 people.Smugglers routinely recruit Americans with clean criminal records to buy two or three large-caliber rifles at a time, among the most purchased are known as " Goat Horn " and automatic machine guns , and even Barret rifle with telescopic sight which is used by armies in various countries of the world.
These weapons are acquired in different stores American citizens without a history , and then transport and crossing the border in cars, trucks and passenger buses . They are mixed among the baggage , legal or pirated goods .
Some of the smuggled weapons are also bought by private individuals at gun shows and not required by law in such cases notify the authorities .
In 2007, the U.S. Agency for arms control 2,400 tracked the weapons seized in Mexico to its vendors in the United States and 1,800 of them came from dealers operating in the four border states , Texas , California , Arizona and New Mexico .
The weapons referred has enough power to pass some light armor vehicles and bulletproof vests .
According to research, the main points of entry of weapons from the U.S. to Mexico are Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo and Reynosa , Tamaulipas , Ciudad Juarez , and include the city of Tijuana , Baja California , the main entry point .
There is a facility to acquire high-caliber weapons and the considerable volume of licensed dealers in the U.S. side of the Mexico -US border makes it very difficult to control , so that the traffic is on the rise .
Read more: http://www.elblogdelnarco.com/2013/10/tijuana-punto-de-entrada-de-armas-que.html # ixzz2hGqsAQ00Follow us : @ MundoNarco on Twitter
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