BF2S Forums Should Mexico get serious about guns?

Obey_m0rph3us wrote:

And banning guns would solve what...?

That is my point. 

There are a lot of posts about banning guns in the U.S. that would solve nothing also.

mexico wrote:

Caliber restrictions
Generally, Mexicans are legally limited to handguns (pistolas) .380 or .38 caliber or smaller, shotguns (escopetas) 12 gauge or smaller, and rifles (same spelling but said differently) that are not common military caliber’s such as .223, 7.62, 30-30,30-06,.308, etc.

However exceptions are made to these caliber restrictions for "registered sports shooters" - members of recognized hunting and shooting clubs.

Registration: Required of all guns and done at the local army base - every sizeable town has one.

thats pretty friggin limiting

http://www.packing.org/state/all_of_mexico/#statenote

further, being formerly somewhat familiar with the hispanic gang culture of southern california,  i could tell you that the big thing for mexican criminals in mexico is firearms.  they could get a pound of doja like nothing, but to find a shitty little saturday night special is a chore.  a handgun that will cost 100 bucks on the street in the US could see 500 dollars over there in mexico.  a lot of these drug runners actually trade drugs from mexican cartels for guns from american street gangs.

Last edited by GunSlinger OIF II (2007-05-17 13:43:00)

The problem Mexico is facing is their pourous Northern border is allowing illegal guns to be all too readily smugled into the country from foreign lands where guns appear to be horrifically easy for criminals to get hold of.