Some people just call that a rumpus room.
Posted on 04/30/2011 4:44:14 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexican federal police said Saturday they discovered a basement arsenal hidden behind the mirrors of a home gym that included three anti-aircraft guns, dozens of grenades, a grenade launcher, AK-47s and other high-powered weapons.
The neatly ordered stockpile found in an upscale neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, also contained several makes of machine guns, rifles, a shotgun and more than 26,000 ammunition cartridges, according to Raul Avila Ibarra, the federal police commissioner in charge of the city.
Police say they discovered the weapons Friday while searching a house near the U.S.-Mexico border. Avila said the police acted on an anonymous tip that there were kidnapping victims in the house, but no one was found.
The mirrors of the gym opened at the touch of a button near the floor, allowing access to the secret shelter, which also held more than 50 military uniforms, as well as bulletproof vests and gas masks. Three money-counting machines were also found.
No one was detained in the search. The police didn’t reveal the origin of the weapons found.
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I’m sure that we’ll soon hear from the BATFags and Lezzie Nappy that 90% of all of it was traceable to purchases from US gun shops. Particularly the anti-aircraft guns, grenades and machine guns, as everyone knows that you can walk into every US gun store or gun show and walk away with all those things, especially because of the “gun show loophole”.
I’m gonna LOVE to hear the spin on this one.
All of this must have been purchased in US gun shops, I mean who could miss the latest specials on grenade launchers.
” three anti-aircraft guns, dozens of grenades, a grenade launcher, AK-47s and other high-powered weapons.”
Dang gunshow loophole!!!
Juarez ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
These must be some of those “heritage merchandise” items that Wal-Mart is bringing back.
Thanks for today’s pings SwinneySwitch.
ADDING a link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42840964
(AP)
“Police discover hidden arsenal in Ciudad Juarez”
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico
SNIPPET: “Mexican federal police said Saturday they discovered a basement arsenal hidden behind the mirrors of a home gym that included three anti-aircraft guns, dozens of grenades, a grenade launcher, AK-47s and other high-powered weapons.”
The border is as secure as its ever been.
This is what CWII looks like.
Cousin Janet: they didn’t come from American gun dealers or gunshows!!!
Incompetano’s on their payroll.
Sorry folks. We need a zero tolerance policy here. If they come across the border, do not give them the chance to cross back into Mexico alive. After about 500 dead drug runners, they would get the message. Not this administration, maybe the next one. Call the President of Mexico, tell him he's got 30 days to create a 10 mile wide DMZ at the border and if he doesn't we will. And tell him anybody seen in the zone, will be shot on sight. Man the border with troops from every hell hole they are in now where they are supporting governments who could afford their own army like Germany, Japan, S.Korea and others.
This would would be big news here if it were 10,000 miles away in Libya, Outer Mongolia, or Bullsheetyistan
I have DEFINITELY been going to the wrong gun stores. I go into Cabelas and tell them I want an AA gun and they look at me like I'm nuts! I'm lucky if I get out of there without them calling security or the cops. I wonder if I could visit these guys while in detention and ask what stores they used....
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