"Its the reading comprehension thing kicking in . ... [ according to ATF special agent William Newell , about 17 percent of guns associated with crime in Mexico came from the United States . ... 5th paragraph"
"Except that that would be the author 's words , not a direct quote . Notice the absence of quotation marks ? Special Agent Newell never said `` 17 % came from the US `` . The author has as much trouble with the stats as you . 17 % of the total have been traced to the US . We do n't know the percentage of the total that did indeed come from the US but is untraced or untraceable . See the difference ?"
"according to ATF special agent William Newell , about 17 percent of guns associated with crime in Mexico came from the United States ."
"Special Agent Newell never said `` 17 % came from the US `` . The author has as much trouble with the stats as you ."