Sen. Kerry misses the mark

In case you don't know Mexico is corrupt.  I know this may come as a shock, if the only experience you've had with Ol' Mexico is spring break.  For the most part the drug cartel is in charge of the state they're in.  That doesn't mean that the government isn't trying(at least on paper) to clean up the drug trade.  But when the bad guys are so embedded and have the money to buy whatever and whoever you want its almost impossible.  In Washington this week witnesses are in front of the Foreign Relations committee to talk about what should be done to combat the crime wave that is spilling into our country.  Officials are saying the drug cartels are responsible for killings in Texas, and kidnappings in Phoenix.  The latter is being used to collect debts.  They have networks into over 230 cities in America.  While this is going on Sen. John Kerry is saying we need to ban the import of assault rifles into the U.S.  Why?  Because after a shoot out in Tijuana the Feds confiscated over 60 that were traced back to the states.  Lets look at some facts here.  Worldwide there have been estimated over 90 million AK's and their variations(this is just an estimate since most countries don't reveal how many they've made).  The second issue here is that there are 5 countries in the area that use the AK for military purposes.  The 5 are Cuba, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and Columbia.  With the exception of Cuba, all drug trafficking into America go through each of these countries.  Wouldn't you think that its easier for them to get their guns from these countries?  

Sen. Kerry if you want to stop the killings and kidnappings going on, beef up security on the border!  Stop the flow of illegals into this country and the cartels will have a harder time extending their base. 

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