You guys beat me to this one.
My personal favorite is that a few months (or weeks) ago, an article (posted here) talked about how Mexican police were desperately deprived of enough M16's - the rifle that would have saved them from the drug dealers using easily obtained "automatic" assault rifles available at US "Gun Shows."
Apparently, within a few weeks, Mexican Police now have M16's but they are "not enough." You have to wonder about something like this...
If our troops in Iraq can make do with M16's (often semi-auto) against suicidal insurgents, perhaps we should work on doing something about this before turning to worry about Mexico...or maybe it says something about Mexican law enforcement - their questionable demands, corruption, and what must be horrendous training.
If, in fact, M16's are enough to fight Iraqi insurgents, well, it's time for Mexican police to learn how to shoot their weapons.
Finally, a Barret (that they seized) does not feed linked rounds and I would LOVE to see a citation/source before we dub yet another firearm/round with "cop killer" designation.
Simply, Mexican police - GET IT TOGETHER. Last month you complained about not having "assault rifles." Now you have them, how can we serve you now?
I'll bet the solution lies in expanding treaties based in NAFTA to confiscate and prohibit all of these weapons in all countries in North and South America.
Or we could close that darn "gun show loophole" - perhaps my favorite hot-button phrase of the past few years. Now I could care less if gun shows went out of business due to their pure worthlessness as far as I'm concerned but I don't understand where the "loophole" comes in. Dealers still call in checks, right? And you're never going to ban face-to-face sales without some serious outcry (especially considering that most states don't register guns.)