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Mexico's Soaring Murder Rate Proves Gun Control Is Deadly
Wall Street Journal ^ | 10-21-19 | Dr. John Lott

Posted on 10/22/2019 8:10:47 AM PDT by VictimsRightsPro2a

Another month, another record number of murders in Mexico. For the first nine months of 2019, Mexico had 25,890 murders—almost six times as many murders per 100,000 people as in the U.S. Does Mexico need stricter gun control?

No. Its gun laws are among the least permissive in the world. For decades Mexico has had only one gun store in the entire country, a military-run establishment in Mexico City.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; drjohnlott; guncontrol; johnlott; mexico; murders

1 posted on 10/22/2019 8:10:47 AM PDT by VictimsRightsPro2a
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

Armed citizens could do better than the Mexican military!!!


2 posted on 10/22/2019 8:12:43 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is now a hate-group)
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

Proving when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns


3 posted on 10/22/2019 8:14:11 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

This is all Trump’s fault. His racist wall is keeping the murderers in Mexico, instead of letting them diffuse into the US and Canada, ultimately reaching Alaska, where they’d freeze to death.


4 posted on 10/22/2019 8:18:12 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

Related...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3787997/posts


5 posted on 10/22/2019 8:23:59 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

There was a time 50 years ago, when Mexico had more knife murders than the US did with guns.

A newspaper article said it was because of the “Macho culture”, something we did not have to worry about here.

Well, now it is here.


6 posted on 10/22/2019 8:28:24 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: FatherofFive

Proving when guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns..
And worse in a NARCO nation like meheeko.....


7 posted on 10/22/2019 8:35:34 AM PDT by litehaus (A memory toooo long.............)
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

Obviously the gentlemen associated with the drug cartels have never been offered a gun buyback program.

Problem solved./s


8 posted on 10/22/2019 8:39:19 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: litehaus

But if you give the frito bandito Frito’s corn chips, he’ll be your friend. He said so.


9 posted on 10/22/2019 9:08:26 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

“Mexico had 25,890 murders—almost six times as many murders per 100,000 people as in the U.S.”

So why would we need borders?/s


10 posted on 10/22/2019 9:11:49 AM PDT by BEJ
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a
This is just proving once again that with an unarmed citizenry and a fair rule of law, worse and worse criminals eventually take over the country until it is run by the tyrants and the warlords who are the most ruthless criminals and who do own the guns and aren't afraid to use them.
11 posted on 10/22/2019 9:13:04 AM PDT by Gritty (Trump Derangement Syndrome is the country fracturing into warring alien tribes - Daniel Greenfield)
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To: VictimsRightsPro2a

Gun control? LOL. Yes if you are an honest law abiding citizen. But if you are an associate of El Chapo guns are just fine.


13 posted on 10/22/2019 9:35:13 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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