Claim: According to a new report issued by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, the United States is the source for a "large proportion of the firearms fueling Mexican drug violence": GAO, June 2009: Available evidence indicates a large proportion of the firearms fueling Mexican drug violence originated in the United States, including a growing number of increasingly lethal weapons. While it is impossible to know how many firearms are illegally trafficked into Mexico in a given year,
Fact-check: GAO Report: U.S. Source For "Large Portion" of Mexican Crime Guns - FactCheck.org
Verdict: according to a new report issued by the nonpartisan government accountability office, the united states is the source for a "large proportion of the firearms fueling mexican drug violence": gao, june 2009: available evidence indicates a large proportion of the firearms fueling mexican drug violence originated in the united states, including a growing number of increasingly lethal weapons. while it is impossible to know how many firearms are illegally trafficked into mexico in a given year,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2009-06-19T19:23:48