Posted on 10/06/2009 7:12:28 AM PDT by SwinneySwitch
At least five people have been shot to death in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, according to state prosecutors.
Arturo Sandoval, a spokesman for the Chihuahua state prosecutors' office, said Monday that the victims ranged in age from 25 to 30 in the attack at Gabino's bar.
Prosecutors have not established a motive for the killings, the Associated Press reported.
Ciudad Juarez has been named the country's deadliest city, with more than 1,700 killings so far this year linked to drug-related violence.
Also on Monday, gunmen killed two state police officers in the city of Iguala in the southern state of Guerrero, the state public security office said in a statement.
The officers were killed inside a command post. It is unclear what motivated the attack.
Ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
And it's a darned good thing too! Otherwise, people might get SHOT!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Mexico
Current gun laws in Mexico (for citizens)
Generally, citizens are restricted by law to:
pistolas (handguns) of .380 Auto or .38 Special revolvers or smaller in either case,
escopetas (shotguns) of 12 gauge or smaller, with barrels longer than 25 inches, and
rifles (rifles) bolt action and semi-auto.
Keeping reading young jedi - after all the red tape, it is near impossible for the averge Jose to own anykind of firearm:
Permits for the transportation and use of such non-military caliber firearms are issued for one year terms by SEDENA (Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional) and may be applied for up to 10 firearms, total, for each designated and planned use that is legally authorized. These uses may include hunting or shooting at a club or national competition. Permits are very easy to obtain, but may be only obtained by citizens belonging to a shooting club.
There is only one legally authorized retail outlet in Mexico City: UCAM (Unidad de Comercialización de Armamento y Municiones), run by the Army and able to sell firearms. It is owned by, and is part of, the government.
Collector permits, somewhat analogous to the FFL Category 03 Curio & Relic permits issued in the United States, are easy to obtain from the Mexican Government and allow the ownership of a wide range of firearms, even including military firearms. For those holding collector permits, regular visits by the local military authority to inspect the storage location to make sure it has the necessary security measures to avoid the guns being stolen are a recurring fact of life.
CCW licenses are issued but are hard to obtain for anyone not wealthy and without political connections. In the event that an application is denied, the denial may theoretically be appealed at a District Court, but this never occurs in practice.
Transportation licenses are required for transporting guns. Transportation must be with the firearm unloaded and in a case. There are no public shooting ranges such as in the U.S. and other countries.
I stand corrected, Obie Won.
I had heard it was difficult but, had never read the actual law. Many have told me that the average land owner in Mexico usually owned a hunting rifle.
Los Angeles?
Even LA can’t keep up with Juarez...http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_13486037
“Mexico’s deadliest city.” And that would be what, Los Angeles?
They’re The Angels!
MURDERS
YEAR TO DATE 2009
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
186
YEAR TOTAL 2008
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
304
Ciudad Juarez is over 1700 in 2009!
BTT
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