“...The cartels are multi-billion dollar enterprises. ...”
And since they can have ANYTHING they want, why in the hell would they bother with semi-automatic stuff when they can afford fully automatic military grade weapons from ANYWHERE in the world?
It’s laughable to think they’d waste time with civilian versions of these weapons when they can get them anywhere south of their own borders.
You are entirely correct; this was Obama and HOlder’s attempt to circumvent and undermine the Second Amendment, with ATF as their willing shoeshine boys. And probably some of the other alphabet agencies as well.
“And since they can have ANYTHING they want, why in the hell would they bother with semi-automatic stuff when they can afford fully automatic military grade weapons from ANYWHERE in the world?”
I recall reading that one of the cartels had bought shipping containers full of full-auto Chinese AK-47’s. Also, an attack two years ago on a Mexican navy base used full-auto guns, grenades and mortars as well as up-armored trucks. It does seem peculiar that cartels would use civilian versions of lesser capable guns. The fact that they might seems to fit the mindset of people here who had the anti-gun America’s-at-fault agenda foremost in their heads.