There is a proposal for 4 Southwest states to require gun sellers to report any multiple purchases of semiautomatic riffles and other long arms. Currently dealers are required to report when an individual buys 2 or more handguns with in a 5 day period. Mexico's Ambassador to the U.S wants our help to stop the flow of gun trafficking to Mexico. When the arms reach the hands of the drug cartels many lives are loss. Just this week three teenagers were caught in a gunfire while car shopping.
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| The bodies of two young boys lie next to cars at the site where three teenage boys were shot to death outside of a car dealership. |
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), an arm of the Justice Department were trying to have this proposal go into effect January 5, but after lobbying campaign by the National Rifle Association, White House budget officials decided to postpone this rule 2 more months. ATF had tried to adopt the rule under a provision of federal rules that allows for expedited procedures in the case of an “emergency.” According to the White House emeregency refers to things like natural disasters, not drug violence. Chris W. Cox, the NRA’s chief lobbyist, in an email, had this to say “Had this measure gone into effect, it would have resulted in a registry of law-abiding gun owners and it would also have placed unnecessary burdens on law-abiding firearms retailers.” Reporting a person's multiple purchase of long rifle could make it easier to find gun traffickers and save lives. The rule isn't thrown out the window but just might take more months to go in effect.
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| On Jan 25, in Phoenix 20 people were indicted who were apart of a ring whose goal was to smuggle 700 guns to Mexico for use by drug cartels. |
It is U.S guns being used to kill in the drug war of Mexico. Though we aren't the ones pulling the trigger it is our weapons being used.Its important for people to read this because Mexico is our neighbor and thousands of people are dying. Men,women and children, many innocent. By pushing to put this rule into effect we can help reduce Mexico's fatal violence and maybe even here in America. 34,000 people have been killed in the cartel drug war over the past several years , but if we take into consideration the unreported deaths, the fatalities would be much higher.
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Mexican police stand near a skull discovered in what is thought to be a large grave in the desert containing the remains of victims of recent drug violence |
If we Americans have a way to help this problem on our side of the border by simpling reporting the multiple rifle purchases, why is there delay and even a question whether we should do it.
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