Mexican Officials Consider Repealing Gun Control Laws

By Beth Baumann

On Wednesday, Dr. Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) testified in front of the Mexican Senate and House Constitution Committees on how to reform Mexican gun laws. Mexican officials wanted to hear about gun laws in America and how our laws differ from Mexico’s gun control measures.

Senator Jorge Luis Preciado brought Lott in to consider the effects of reforming Mexico’s major gun control measure, 1972 Federal Law on Firearms and Explosives. This forum was part of Presciado’s push to allow firearms in homes and cars for self-defense. He wanted to look at international laws and their impacts on citizens.

“In the debate on gun control [it] is easy to talk about what could go wrong, but we do not have to guess. There are many experiences in several countries that could be considered,” Dr. Lott told the committees. “For example, if it [legally owning a firearm] worked in the United States why not believe that it’d work in Mexico too? …what can they lose if they give people the opportunity to defend themselves?”

During Lott’s testimony, he explained anti-gunners concern over suicides, homicides and accidental firings. He explained that this narrative is false, especially …Read the Rest

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