“Mexico has fairly strict gun laws. It actually has a right to bear arms in the Mexican constitution. But to do this - there's only one shop which sells them legally in the whole of Mexico, run by the army. You go, and then you have to present seven types of identification, including a letter from your employer and a clean criminal record. And the cartels, the gangsters, they don't use that way of getting guns 'cause they can get them so much more easily buying them in the United States.” AmericaUnited StatesMexicoGunsCartelsDrug CartelsBorderIllegal GunsGun Purchases Author:Ioan Grillo
“After more than two decades of trying to destroy the firearms rights of more than 80 million law-abiding American gun owners - and statistically failing to show any impact on violent crime - the Brady 'Campaign Against Illegal Guns' is yet another crusade whose ultimate goal is to trample the Second Amendment into dust.” TryingTwoShowsLawGoalMillionsRightsFailingCrimeGunUltimateImpactDecadesCampaignsViolentDustOwnersIllegalAmendmentsAbidingSecond AmendmentFirearmsUltimate GoalCrusadesBradyGun OwnersViolent CrimesIllegal Guns Author:Alan Gottlieb
“Most gun dealers follow the law and run honest businesses. But the statistics show that 1 percent of dealers sell more than half of all illegal guns. Why isn't the federal government going after them? Here's one reason: unlike mayors, members of Congress don't get a phone call in the middle of the night when a cop is shot and killed. They don't deliver the eulogies.” ReasonShowsGovernmentRunningLawNightHalfMiddleHonestMembersPercentGunShotsSellsCongressPhonesIllegalStatisticsCopFederal GovernmentMayorsPhone CallsDealerEulogyMiddle Of The NightIllegal Guns Author:Michael Bloomberg
“Making improvements to our background check system and cracking down on illegal gun trafficking are common-sense ways to prevent violence without punishing law abiding gun owners. We owe it to the American people to take real action to reduce gun violence in our communities.” PeopleWayRealActionLawCommunityCommonViolenceGunImprovementBackgroundsChecksCommon SenseOwnersIllegalAbidingOur CommunityGun ViolenceTraffickingGun OwnersBackground ChecksIllegal Guns Author:Martin Heinrich
“I think we can provide common-sense approaches to the issue of illegal guns that are ending up on the streets. We can make sure that criminals don't have guns in their hands. We can make certain that those who are mentally deranged are not getting a hold of handguns. We can trace guns that have been used in crimes to unscrupulous gun dealers that may be selling to straw purchasers and dumping them on the streets.” ThinkingMayHas BeensHandsUsedCertainCommonIssuesStreetsCrimeApproachGunCriminalsCommon SenseSellingIllegalGun ControlDealerStrawsHandgunsDerangedPurchasersIllegal Guns Author:Barack Obama
“Even though New York is the safest big city in the nation, there are still far too many illegal guns on our streets. Nearly all of them arrive from out of state - and most are sold by a small group of rogue gun dealers who refuse to obey federal laws.” StillsStatesBigsLawNationsCitiesGroupsStreetsNew YorkGunRefuseIllegalDealerRoguesSmall GroupsBig CitiesIllegal Guns Author:Michael Bloomberg
“The vast majority of gun owners don't kill, but people who do kill, tend to kill with guns, and often with illegal guns.” PeopleGunMajorityOwnersIllegalGun OwnersIllegal Guns Author:Alan Dershowitz