Jumping the Gun

Drug related violence has been increasing for years in Mexico due to the country's lack of stability in government and growing black market. Thousnads of drug related deaths are tallied up every year in Mexico and America is part of the problem. Federal authorities say that over 60,000 US guns have been siezed in Mexico over the past 4 years. Moreover, Texas has been the largest gun contributor out of all the states. 8 of the 12 largest gun sellers are located in Texas and have sold thousands of guns to drug lords in Mexico. Although highly contested by the NRA and other gun organizations, statistics show that 80 to 90% of the guns found in Mexico were originally sold in the United States. Executive director, Chris W. Cox, said that "to suggest that U.S gun laws are somehow to blame for drug cartel violence is a sad fantasy." No matter what he or anyone else believes, the evidence is there. We are definitely contributing to the violence in Mexico and we need to stop immediately before the situation gets even more out of hand.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/12/AR2010121202663_2.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2010121203267