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That's kind of disingenuous, Mexico has massive corruption problems and a massive, semi-open black market.

• anamax 14y ago
  > That's kind of disingenuous, Mexico has massive corruption problems and a massive, semi-open black market. reply And the US doesn't? Where do you think that the recreational drugs come from?
  • zbuc 14y ago
    Not to the degree Mexico has. And drugs are entirely different from guns -- drugs are something an individual takes that affects them; guns are bought by those who either feel the need for defense or the need to kill people easier.
    • anamax 14y ago
      > And drugs are entirely different from guns Not from the supplier's point of view. (There is one difference - guns aren't consumables. Ignoring that, the US could supply a gun per crime with less than 1% of the suspected marijuana smuggling volume.) FWIW, I've been offered illegal guns in both England and Japan. "You" may not know where to find them (but I suspect that you're lying to yourself about that) but anyone who does can.