{"id":11781,"date":"2009-06-18T07:25:48","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T12:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=11781"},"modified":"2009-06-18T07:25:48","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T12:25:48","slug":"gao-enters-gun-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=11781","title":{"rendered":"GAO enters gun debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wall Street Journal<\/a>‘s Evan Perez reports this morning that the Government Accountability Office announced that “most” of the guns used by criminals in Mexico come from the United States;<\/p>\n

Drug-related murders have more than doubled in number to 6,200 last year from 2,700 in 2007, according to the GAO study, a draft of which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The study is set to be released Thursday.<\/p>\n

Mexican officials have pushed for the U.S. to enact tougher gun laws and to help restrict arms smuggling as Mexico attempts to battle drug cartels on its territory.<\/p>\n

“The availability of firearms illegally flowing from the United States into Mexico has armed and emboldened a dangerous criminal element in Mexico, and it has made the job of drug cartels easier,” said Rep. Eliot L. Engel, (D., N.Y.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ya know what’s funny (not funny, ha-ha) – we’ve been asking Mexico to tighten up their side of the border and help stem the flow of people and drugs for decades. Now that the Mexicans are reaping what they’ve sown along the border, they expect us to change our Constitution to help them. And of course, the Democrats are willing to bow and scrape to them.<\/p>\n

I own several weapons that Democrats would classify as “assault weapons”. Some I’ve owned for decades. I’ve never committed a crime with them, and the rifles were never even pointed at another human. I suspect most gun owners can claim the same responsible ownership. <\/p>\n

So why are we the ones who have to relinquish our rights? Just like those of us who’ve always provided health care for our families are now being told to pay for the irresponsible. Funny how law abiding people are always the ones who have to abide by more and more laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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