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2009-02-18 Caribbean-Latin America

Drug gangs drive off cops, terrorize Mexican town

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Posted by Fred 2009-02-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 the military checkpoints are more to shakedown money from tourists

Posted by Frank G 2009-02-18 07:18|| 2009-02-18 07:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Armed Populace.

Its a shame Mexico has draconian laws that keep firearms out of the hand of ordinary people, but criminals get military armament.

Thank God for he Second Amendment here in the US

Posted by OldSpook 2009-02-18 08:42|| 2009-02-18 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 This is no different from the good old days, with bandito bands roaming around. The PRI party ruled Mexico from the 1920s to the 1990s, by keeping a handle on this nonsense, and they will probably come back because of this.

Whether or not this is before or after a bloody civil war remains to be seen.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-02-18 09:30|| 2009-02-18 09:30|| Front Page Top

#4 OS, We sort of have the Second Amendment in the U.S. Depends upon what state you live in. Laws regulating CC is a patchwork quilt of differing laws--anything from effectively preventing CC to fewer restrictions. The 2nd Amend. seems to be a thing to be circumvented by the liberals (read socialists). It is an unpleasant nuisance to be gotten around for people like Diane Feinstein, Charles Schumer, Dick Durbin, Bobby Rush, BO, etc.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-02-18 09:33|| 2009-02-18 09:33|| Front Page Top

#5 The Magnificent Seven could not be reached for comment.

Posted by no mo uro 2009-02-18 13:25|| 2009-02-18 13:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Let me give you the latest wrinkle on the 2nd amendment assault in California. Most of the counties have very restrictive or non-existant Concealed Carry permit rules (CCW). Some of the more rural counties in the interior central valley had reasonable systems. Soooooo anti-gun attorneys have determined that by suing a just retired Sheriff for personal liability claiming he handed out permits as political favors and thereby was outside the scope of his duties, they can have a chilling effect on all of the Chiefs and Sheriff's ststewide. After 16 years of continuous licensing, my own county sheriff has just lawyered up and made the process virtually impossible. In specific, citing "personal protection" was no longer deemed sufficient justification for a permit. It must have a documented threat nexus of be work related. Issuance of permits in that county have fallen by over 90%.

Personal liability trumps reasonable conformity to the 2nd amendment. Welcome to the future my friends....

Posted by Thaing Dark Lord of the Pixies1544 2009-02-18 15:27|| 2009-02-18 15:27|| Front Page Top

#7 As Shakespeare said, "First, we'll kill the lawyers". As the ACLU, expecially, continues to use the law as a bludgeon to beat others down, the rest of us get very, very angry. When that anger explodes, there will no longer be an ACLU, and there will be hundreds or thousands of judges needed to replace the old ones. It's no longer a matter of "if", only of "when".

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2009-02-18 21:16|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2009-02-18 21:16|| Front Page Top

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