Media Relaunches Effort To Blame Mexican Violence On American Guns

By Tom Knighton

I remember when President Obama first tried to blame Mexican violence from drug cartels on American firearms. It was a feeble attempt, but he gave it a shot anyway. Too bad it blew up in his face so spectacularly when Operation Fast & Furious was revealed. It seemed at least part of the reason why American guns were showing up south of the border was that the ATF pressed gun stores to sell firearms in what were straw buys.

In short order, the media soon found something else to focus on other than whether or not the Obama administration armed the cartels.

Now, two years after the Obama Administration leaving office, the media seems to be trying to relaunch the blame game of trying to pin Mexican cartel violence on American guns.

Among the thousands of immigrants who have been coming across the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months, many are seeking to escape gang and drug violence raging in their homelands. The weapon of choice used to intimidate them? Often an American-made gun.

While the flow of drugs and immigrants into the U.S. has been well-documented for decades and become a regular part of the political debate, what is often overlooked …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms