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| Fmr Bush Aid Say US Must Have Gun Control To Prevent Mexican Civil War |
| 2009-11-18 |
| The former head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection called Monday for the U.S. to reinstitute the ban on assault weapons and take other measures to rein in the war between Mexico and its drug cartels, saying the violence has the potential to bring down legitimate rule in that country. Former CBP Commissioner Robert C. Bonner also called for the United States to more aggressively investigate U.S. gun sellers and tighten security along its side of the border, describing the situation as "critical" to the safety of people in both countries, whether they live near the border or not. Mexico, for its part, needs to reduce official corruption and organize its forces along the lines the U.S. does, such as a specialized border patrol and a customs agency with a broader mandate than monitoring trade, Mr. Bonner said in an exchange of e-mails. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #7 B-Piddles: Here's a list of countries that the US has extradition agreements with: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_extradition_treaties?wasRedirected=true Next time you are feeling all smug talk to someone in LAPD about the number of annual murders committed by Mexican nationals who then flee back to Mexico to escape prosecution. Then just for giggles go ask the Federalis about the reverse numbers. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-11-18 20:45 |
| #6 > Or how about changing Mexican extradition laws so that Mexican nationals who violate US laws can be sent here and tried for their crimes. Can we talk about that? You'd be the first to complain about sovereignty if the countries were reversed. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2009-11-18 17:26 |
| #5 How about all those weapons being sold by Mexican police to the drug gangs. Can we maybe talk about those guns first? Or how about changing Mexican extradition laws so that Mexican nationals who violate US laws can be sent here and tried for their crimes. Can we talk about that? No? Just taking guns away from law abiding US citizens? Only option? Nope. No hidden agenda here. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-11-18 16:21 |
| #4 It's a good thing that Columbia eradicated its cocaine cartel problems so long ago. How, even, did those cartels become powerful in the first place, without the USA to supply weapons? I suppose the best thing we could do would be to impose lots of gun restrictions which would totally solve the drug problem. Hooray! |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-11-18 15:36 |
| #3 Maybe Mexico needs to be an austure Peoples Republic for a few years with land reform etc... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-11-18 14:55 |
| #2 I'm sure all the gangs and outlaws will comply with a U.S. ban on guns. After all they wouldn't want to do anything illegal would they? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-11-18 14:46 |
| #1 I have no problem with the Mexican authorities doing thorough searches of people crossing the border. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2009-11-18 13:29 |