The way atf should be.
Posted on 04/30/2012 12:29:28 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A new report from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) shows that more than more than 68,000—or 68 percent—of the 99,691 guns recovered in Mexico between 2007 and 2011 were either made in the U.S. or legally brought into the U.S. at some point.
As you might expect, gun-rights advocates and gun-control advocates view the data quite differently, The Hill reports.
Gun-rights advocates say the 68 percent number is overstated because the sample pool only reflects guns submitted to the ATF for traces. There are many other guns in Mexico, and many don’t have a U.S. connection, they say. Guns-rights supporters say Democrats try to use the inflated percentages to promote gun control. …
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The way atf should be.
I call BS on the article, we know from past history that we’re only talking about “traceable guns” not recovered weapons. Odds are that us mfg guns are at most 20% including the military stolen guns.
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