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BumRushDaShow

(160,763 posts) Sun Sep 28, 2025, 08:01 PM 13 hrs ago

US, Mexico launch joint initiative to tackle cross-border gun trafficking

Source: Reuters

September 28, 2025 11:44 AM EDT Updated 8 hours ago

MEXICO CITY, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The United States and Mexico launched a new bilateral initiative aimed at disrupting the flow of illicit firearms across their shared border, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday.

The announcement came during the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Security Implementation Group, formed earlier this month during Secretary Rubio's visit to Mexico to enhance joint action against narcotrafficking and arms smuggling.

As part of the new initiative, Mexico will expand its use of U.S. tracing tools such as eTrace and ballistic imaging technology to all 32 states, while both countries will increase joint investigations, prosecutions, and intelligence sharing, the department said.

The initiative also calls for deeper bilateral investigations, more prosecutions, and a ramp-up of U.S. inspections to stop the southbound smuggling of weapons — a key enabler of cartel violence in Mexico.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-mexico-launch-joint-initiative-tackle-cross-border-gun-trafficking-2025-09-28/

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US, Mexico launch joint initiative to tackle cross-border gun trafficking (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago OP

I don't get it. Don't they tell us that the more guns folks have the safer we all will be? Midnight Writer 13 hrs ago #1

Then shut down the notorious straw-man gun stores in Arizona that are currently protected from scrutiny by law. pecosbob 11 hrs ago #2

That's where you need tariffs mdbl 11 hrs ago #3

"to stop the southbound smuggling of weapons" pat_k 8 hrs ago #4

Shouldn't gun manufacturers pay for these efforts, instead of taxpayers? Jimi du Ranty 1 hr ago #5

Midnight Writer

(24,774 posts)

1. I don't get it. Don't they tell us that the more guns folks have the safer we all will be?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 08:10 PM

13 hrs ago

Does that not apply in Mexico?

This initiative says "the southbound smuggling of weapons is a key enabler of cartel violence in Mexico".

How can that be? I thought places that restrict weapons are violent hellholes where no one can defend themselves because of liberal laws. With that in mind, shouldn't we flood Mexico with firearms so the good people can stand up to the cartels?

pecosbob

(8,106 posts)

2. Then shut down the notorious straw-man gun stores in Arizona that are currently protected from scrutiny by law.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 10:04 PM

11 hrs ago

Laws that actually protect the scum that knowingly sell firearms they know will be in Mexico by the next day.

mdbl

(7,447 posts)

3. That's where you need tariffs

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Sep 28, 2025, 10:13 PM

11 hrs ago

Raise the tariffs on firearms 8000%

pat_k

(11,888 posts)

4. "to stop the southbound smuggling of weapons"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 12:39 AM

8 hrs ago

Absolutely nothing about actually addressing the fact we have so many untracked, uncontrolled weapons floating around that the U.S. is arming the Cartels.

Jimi du Ranty

(22 posts)

5. Shouldn't gun manufacturers pay for these efforts, instead of taxpayers?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2025, 07:52 AM

1 hr ago

Why are we subsidizing this industry?

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