Obama Blames U.S. Guns in Mexico

Black Enterprise / The Washington Times ^ | April 17, 2009 | Stephen Dinan

[2ndDivisionVet]

Meeting face-to-face with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, President Obama on Thursday said the U.S. is to blame for much of Mexico's drug violence, and he set up a major congressional gun-control battle by calling on the Senate to ratify a treaty designed to track and cut the flow of guns to other countries.

Mr. Obama said he wants to renew a ban on some semiautomatic weapons but that it is not likely to pass Congress. Instead, he called for the Senate to ratify a decade-old hemispherewide treaty that would require nations to mark all weapons produced in the country and track them to make sure no weapons were exported to countries where they were banned.

"I will not pretend that this is Mexico's responsibility alone. The demand for these drugs in the United States is what's helping keep these cartels in business," Mr. Obama said at a joint news conference with Mr. Calderon. "This war is being waged with guns purchased not here, but in the United States. More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States, many from gun shops that line our shared border."

But the treaty is likely to run into opposition from gun rights backers, and the Senate's top Democrat was noncommittal Thursday about the measure.

Mr. Calderon urged the U.S. to consider a gun registry and a prohibition on bulk sales of firearms.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Who saw this coming?

[al baby]

OBAMA please just shut the f up and go away

[Mister Muggles]

King Ray-Ray...not only is he a COMMIE, but he’s an INTERNATIONAL COMMIE.

[television is just wrong]

with open borders, it is their fault. people need to start taking responsibility for their own actions.

[Fido969]

Did BO used to take drugs?

[the_Watchman]

It would make much more sense to blame the U.S. for consuming the drugs and providing the market. Therefore, one answer would be to close the border.

[NewHampshireDuo]

You are correct. The US should move boldly to outlaw drugs.

[CASchack]

Obama blames America for the ills of the world and coddles dictators. The man needs a psychiatrist.

[Red6]

Why of course,

The problem isn’t the drug cartels, a corrupt Mexican police, a Mexican government that looked the other way for years and ignored the problems......

[whatisthetruth]

More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States, many from gun shops that line our shared border."

I thought you couldn't buy a gun without a background check.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

Can you believe this BS?

[stainlessbanner]

"This war is being waged with guns purchased not here, but in the United States. More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States, many from gun shops that line our shared border."

LIAR. If a lie is repeated enough times.....
Nachum - is this one on your list?

[SlapHappyPappy]

Keep repeating a lie often enough...

[GoRepGo]

[Texas Fossil]

Hey, since you are with Stupid.

What is his real name?

Barry Dunham?

Barry Toots?

Barry Serotoro?

Barry Davis?

Barrack H. Obama II?

or the Marx Brothers

[lowbridge]

bump

[R_Kangel]

I believe that we are witnessing the rise of a ruling party in America that bases it's policies upon the belief of every urban legend that is spewed from the left and shuns all facts and any proof to the contrary of their agenda.

May the Lord help us all.

[Sender]

[angelcindy]

More hatred for the U.S. from this dictator...

[Myrddin]

Obama is an ignorant liar with an anti-gun agenda. What else did we expect from the Kenyan usurper of the White House?