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In reply to the discussion: I'm all for a total ban on semi-automatic guns [View all]cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)than was grown there before it really cranked up?
I think we all know the "government" in Mexico is riddled with corruption, and that a fair percentage of "government officials" in Mexico are complicit in the drug trade. A large percentage of people crossing the border TONIGHT will be carrying illegal drugs and they'll WALK to a highway and disappear into the US population and be given compensation for what they carried.
I'm getting the impression you think that WON'T happen with the very firearms you want to ban outright. I'd bet that a semi-automatic handgun will be MUCH more profitable and MUCH easier to carry across the border.
THOUSANDS of people will cross the border TONIGHT. Do you think that it'll be easier to keep guns from crossing the border than it is to keep drugs from crossing the border?
Personally, and I hope this doesn't escalate into a pissing contest; I think your idea of banning semi-automatic handguns will cause Northern Mexico to be one of the most weaponized places on the PLANET.