Constitutional Law

Josh Horowitz on the situation in Mexico

Over at the Huffington Post. It's one of the fad arguments: American guns are being used by the drug gangs there, so America needs to change its laws.

One wonders ... how do the guns get there? Answer: slip the border guard a small sum (used to be $10, now I've heard it's $20, weakening dollar affects everything) and he doesn't look in the trunk of your car. You can import dozens of guns for $20.

I've had a few stolen, and I'd be 80% sure they went south, with a modest tip at the border.

I had a friend who went down there with a buddy. After passing the border, the buddy opened his trunk and inside was an unregistered Thompson. The friend went ballistic -- a full auto in a military caliber? They crucify us! Don't worry, said the buddy. Turned out it was a birthday gift for a police official, who loved it and let all the other police handle it.

Hat tip to reader Jack Anderson...

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on June 11, 2008 (boomark / email).