By the way, it's very well known that terrorist groups have bought guns from the U.S., from FFLs. In the 1970s and early-80s, the Provisional IRA used to buy AR-15s and AR-18s (both of which they called "Armalites") over here - they had supporters in the U.S. who bought the guns for them and sent them by boat. In the 1990s, the IRA also bought Barrett M82s and M90s from the U.S., same method. And most of the guns they bought were civilian semi-auto models, purchased at gun stores. I've read interviews with IRA gun runners where they specifically stated that this was what they did.
My point being, if an Irish terrorist group bought guns in the U.S. from across the Atlantic, why wouldn't Mexican cartels (who live right next door to us) do the same thing?
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