Feds urge Houstonians not to help in arming of criminals in Mexico

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7420584.html

An imposing .50-caliber belt-fed monster gun now sits on a tripod in a protected federal government office in Houston.

Instead of landing in the hands of Mexican drug cartel gangsters, it was captured by federal agents a few weeks ago when it was being delivered as part of a journey to the border.

Although no one has yet been charged in connection with the gun, it stands as a giant green reminder that a war is raging in Mexico and Houston remains a major staging ground for hefty weapons headed there.

It swallows shells about 5 inches long and fires rounds as far as mile — a steel fist that few weapons can match. It fires as fast as the trigger can be pulled - and can be sold at gun stores.

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