The unchecked gunrunning across the Mexican border has created an all-too-familiar story for big-city mayors across the country. Guns are purchased illegally, sold at a profit to drug dealers and used to kill innocent people and police officers, all while local law enforcement authorities lack the federal support they need to do their job. American cities face these problems every day.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has estimated that 90 percent to 95 percent of the guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes have been purchased in the United States, because Mexico's laws make it much more difficult for criminals to buy guns.
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