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4. If you ever wondered where the cartels get their automatic weapons from .... nt

Thu Apr 19, 2012, 03:56 PM

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Mexico Loses over 56,000 Soldiers to Desertion in Six Years [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2012 OP

And I think many of them went over to the dark side. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #1

Oooh Taylor Smite Apr 2012 #20

And the deserts in Mexico are brutal. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #2

I thought they came from gun shops in the US. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #6

You can't buy automatic weapons in US gun shops. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #7

But you can buy guns which, by drilling a single hole in the panzerfaust Apr 2012 #12

No you can't hack89 Apr 2012 #14

R-r-r-r-i-i-i-i-g-g-h-h-h-h-t......... PavePusher Apr 2012 #18

Very interesting. Remmah2 Apr 2012 #21

The cartels also use lots of other guns, many of which do come from the US. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #8

Why spend the time and money to convert a $1500 semi-automatic hack89 Apr 2012 #9

There is also the not so small matter of getting Moondog Apr 2012 #10

Not to mention dizbukhapeter Apr 2012 #11

Also worth mentioning. Remmah2 Apr 2012 #22

I think it makes perfect sense to send someone to the US 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #16

Ruger 10/22 Full-Auto Conversion (ILLEGAL) panzerfaust Apr 2012 #13

Are you claiming that is a full-auto 10/22? PavePusher Apr 2012 #19

A folding stock is not a part of an alleged full automatic rifle. Remmah2 Apr 2012 #24

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #5

Some cool "Artsy" weapons captured from the drug cartels Vehl Apr 2012 #25

Those are strangely beautiful christx30 Apr 2012 #26