[vetvetdoug]

Where does the Cartels get all of their automatic AK-47s and other fully automatic weapons?

[redcatcherb412]

Kalashnikov factory in Venezuela could be a prime supplier.

AK47 factory

[GaryCrow]

Where does the Cartels get all of their automatic AK-47s and other fully automatic weapons?

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Central and South America where they get most of the rest of their guns. It’s a myth that most come from the U.S., it’s much easier to bring them in from the south than it is the U.S.

[mrsmith]

Using money from US drug users, wherever they want.

[TMN78247]

I suspect, though do NOT actually KNOW, that the AKs & AKMs are coming out of Sub-Saharan Africa, where Full-Auto Kalashnikov rifles/carbines are about 30-35.ooUSD each & can be commonly bought for cash (& by the unopened case for even less,) openly in the local markets.
(Many African nations are “awash in” AKs.)

Yours, TMN78247