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Originally Posted by Number 10 GI
Back in the late 80's there was a report put out by the BATF investigating that all the illegal guns in Mexico came from the US. What they found was that foreign countries were smuggling automatic (machine guns) weapons and other weapons into Mexico where they were purchased by the drug cartels. China, South Korea, and South American countries were some of the biggest suppliers of these guns. Now whether the governments of these countries were knowledgeable of it is left up to conjecture.
The M16 rifles in the hands of the cartels were from Mexican army deserters who took their assigned rifle with them and joined the cartels.
AGAIN, if there is a demand someone will fill that demand. The cartels needed guns and criminal organizations filled that need.
The FBI lists more deaths by hammers and clubs than by rifles of all types. Back in the early 2000's if I remember correctly and I believe it was in Baltimore the mayor had a media dog and pony show on weapons used in crimes. They claimed that the AK was the weapon of choice in killings. The only problem they had was that they had no confiscated AK rifles used in a shooting to put on display, they had to go to a gun shop and borrow one for the show. There had been no shootings with an AK.
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I stand by my original premise....that single-shot and bolt-action rifles and shotguns are perfectly adequate for citizens that are non-military and police for hunting and home defense. The word defense connotes that aggressive attack style AK's and the like are not needed to maintain control over a stationary position like a home. The SKS, AK and the US 30 cal carbine were and are SHORT weapons designed for ATTACK.
LONG guns and shotguns are for target shooting and home DEFENSE, which are less aggressive situations that NEED far LESS firepower. The NRA has used fear to make the ordinary citizen believe that they will soon be running through the streets aggressively attacking with extreme firepower (even armor-piercing bullets) what ever perceived imaginary fears that they have. I guess the liberal hippys are going to choke these big-bad guys with their flowers? Or the women libbers are carrying bazookas to fire at your castle? Meanwhile, the only reality is that the NRA is making greater profits and sucking up government power.