Image from eluniversal.com.mxPosted on 11/24/2016 5:38:01 AM PST by marktwain
The last few days have been very exciting with me testifying before the Mexican Senate and House Constitution Committees as they consider changing the Mexican Constitution. Right now Mexicans are only allowed to have small caliber guns and only in their homes. The proposed changes would again allow people to keep their guns with them in their businesses and cars. Right now there is also only one gun store in the entire country and it is located in Mexico City, thus making it impossible for poorer people from the rest of the country to legally own a gun. My testimony was well received and was broadcast live on Mexico's two largest television networks as well as their version of C-SPAN. Over a hundred newspaper articles have been published in Mexico after my presentation. Hopefully in our next email we will have a link to my testimony.At the CPRC, they have a translation of one of the articles in Melenio, on of the larger national newspapers. From the crimeresearch.org:
“It’s easy to talk about what could go wrong in the arms control debate, but you do not have to guess, there are many experiences in a number of countries that can be considered.The makes the possibility of international reciprocity between Mexico and the United States something to consider. It would be a fitting subject for talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reform.
“For example, if it has worked in the United States, why not believe that in Mexico too? Since the system has not worked they may not do so as a federal law, but by states and see how it is resulting. Some states may be allowed to experiment, local laws are enforced, some states have high levels of criminality, it is obvious that the system failed, what can they lose if they give people the opportunity to defend themselves? “He asked.
Lott is a member of the forum invited by Senator Jorge Luis Preciado to analyze the use of weapons, titled “Analysis of the reform initiative to the Federal Law on Firearms and Explosives. In self-defense, “to be held today at the Senate.
Now they realize their worst criminals will be “coming home soon” they are beginning to have a look at reality.
As long as they keep them on the side of their border. Hopefully Lott is not working on the behalf of any gun manufacturers to find some new markets for them. I don't want us to have to revisit The Alamo with a Mexican army with brand new toys if this California secession takes hold and they decide to try for more...
—my somewhat cynical take on this is that the Mexican ruling class probably doesn’t want Commiefornia-—
... Right now Mexicans are only allowed to have small caliber guns and only in their homes....
Unless they are politically connected, or have the money to pay law “enforcement” to look the other way, or are criminals.
Texas and Mexico have a huge common Border. But the culture in MX is not the same as the culture in TX. FACT.
Self government in a country where the rule of law and valuing the truth is not universally accepted is difficult.
I believe one of the major differences between culture is in the USA we use the English code of “Innocent until proven guilty.”
In Mexico, they use the Napoleonic Code of “Guilty until proven innocent.”
This is a STARK difference from Ruth Vader Ginsburg, who tours the world telling other countries how terrible our own Constitution is.
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