Those guns in Mexico are clones made in South America

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A very nice read from Bob G's Blog (scroll down to March 26th entry)

http://the-pa-in-connection.blogspot.com/

¿Dónde Están Mis Armas?

We seem to be hearing about all these "illegal arms" that are making their way TO MEXICO (from America), and that those liberal gun lobbyists want to impose even MORE restrictions on guns HERE (read law-abiding gun OWNERS).
Well, truth be told, the whole "guns to Mexico" line is a fairy tale of monumental proportions.
The FACT is that arms are MADE in SOUTH AMERICA , and are basically CLONES of arms made right here in the USA!
It doesn't matter if it's a .45 caliber model 1911, an AR-15, or even the simple wheelgun.
Taurus Arms is based in Brazil, and even some S&W and Stoeger arms are manufactured there or Argentina (the Sigma auto pistol series).

So all these Mexican drug cartels have what appears to be U.S. arms, when in fact they have LOCALLY-MADE arms, not to mention IMPORTS from nations OTHER than the USA, and they have no restrictions on them like we do here, so you've got a lot more "full auto" weapons down there.Curiously enough, the BATFE does NOT have a database that can track weapons made elsewhere in the world...well, not YET, anyway. They have to rely on outside sources (such as Interpol) if they can even trace them at all.

What they CAN trace are weapons manufactured here (for the most part), from the gun maker to the dealer and then to the original person it is sold to. After that, it's ANYONE'S guess, and that's why STOLEN weapons are the best to use. It will track back to the OWNER, and usually not to the perp/thief. Nice, huh?
You get YOUR gun stolen (and report it), some perp commits a crime (in another city or state), and the police and BATFE come a' knockin' on YOUR door, cuff and stuff you because the gun was traced back to YOU...
Talk about a flawed system!

Here's the short list of S.A. manufacturers:
Bersa - Argentina
IMBEL (FAL clone) - Brazil
FAMAE - Chile (maker of machine guns)
Taurus - Brazil (all types)And this does NOT include any or all arms IMPORTED to South American nations from other countries around the world.

That list is HUGE.
And with the governmental corruption rampant on MOST of those nations, it's quite easy to "misplace" some grenades, RPGs, and other assorted "fun" stuff to use elsewhere in the world by the drug cartels.
Hell, even .50 caliber sniper rifles are made worldwide...Barrett does not have sole proprietary rights to make it.
They just make THEIR BRAND.

It would seem that Mexico needs to look under it's OWN BED for these weapons that the cartels are being supplied with, before looking at the USA. That doesn't mean that absolutely NO weapons are making their way TO Mexico from HERE. I'm sure that there are a few "entrepreneurs" that are making some serious money smuggling arms south of our border, but the vast majority are coming from farther south and across both ponds.

There have been people in the states, that have seen stampings on their (American-made) weapons that say MADE IN _____ (fill in the blank with a nation other than the USA).

Ditto for the ammo. It's made all over the world, in ALL calibers.

So all these politicians need to step back and take a hard look at the FACTS involved here.
That would best serve the law-abiding citizens of THIS nation a lot better.
And when it comes to OUR personal safety, the politicians should be taking notes and making SURE that their constituents (that's US, folks) are "job-one". We don't need tighter GUN control. What we DO need is tighter PEOPLE control, and by that I mean that those who SHOULD NOT have a gun...NEVER have the opportunity TO GET ONE. The days of having people "fall through the cracks" of our society need to stop now.It's not about a "wild west" mentality.
It IS about people being allowed to feel safe on their streets, in their homes, and at their schools & businesses.
It IS about our Constitution and the rights granted to us by that 2nd Amendment.
And I don't think that's too tall an order to place.
Stay safe out there, America.