Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office

[Little-Acorn]

Mexico has some very strict gun laws, worse than anything here except perhaps for Chicago, DC and other such crime-ridden hellholes.

So how could this have happened?

Could it be that murderers who go around shooting innocent people for their political beliefs, might (gasp) refuse to obey gun-restriction laws?

Maybe Mexico needs to consider some other course, rather than making laws restricting guns from people who obey laws.

And maybe the U.S. should take the hint, too.

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Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office

Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office

AFP
3 hours ago
Jan. 2, 2016

Cuernavaca (Mexico) (AFP) - Several gunmen burst into the home of a newly elected Mexican mayor and shot her dead on Saturday, just hours into her tenure, police said.

Gisela Mota, 33, a left-of-center former member of Congress, was gunned down barely 24 hours after taking her oath of office in the city of Temixco, which is about 90 kilometers (55 miles) from the capital Mexico City.

Temixco is plagued by organized crime and rampant drug trafficking -- problems the slain mayor had vowed to help clean up.

The government of central Morelos state said that two of the suspected gunmen had been killed and one was in custody.

State Governor Graco Ramirez pledged there would be "no impunity."

Morelos has been one of the Mexican states most affected by drug violence plaguing the country, including kidnappings and murders.

More than 100,000 people have been killed or gone missing in a nearly a decade of drug violence nationwide.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who took office in December 2012, has pledged to reduce the murders, kidnappings and extortion haunting Mexicans.

 

[JoeB131]

Mexico has some very strict gun laws, worse than anything here except perhaps for Chicago, DC and other such crime-ridden hellholes.

Uh Mexico has a right to own guns in their constitution, just like we do. their guns laws aren't really all that strict. The fact the US Gun industry dumps a quarter million guns into Mexico is a large part of the problem.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Mexico has some very strict gun laws, worse than anything here except perhaps for Chicago, DC and other such crime-ridden hellholes.

So how could this have happened?

Could it be that murderers who go around shooting innocent people for their political beliefs, might (gasp) refuse to obey gun-restriction laws?

Maybe Mexico needs to consider some other course, rather than making laws restricting guns from people who obey laws.

And maybe the U.S. should take the hint, too.

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Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office

Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office

AFP
3 hours ago
Jan. 2, 2016

Cuernavaca (Mexico) (AFP) - Several gunmen burst into the home of a newly elected Mexican mayor and shot her dead on Saturday, just hours into her tenure, police said.

Gisela Mota, 33, a left-of-center former member of Congress, was gunned down barely 24 hours after taking her oath of office in the city of Temixco, which is about 90 kilometers (55 miles) from the capital Mexico City.

Temixco is plagued by organized crime and rampant drug trafficking -- problems the slain mayor had vowed to help clean up.

The government of central Morelos state said that two of the suspected gunmen had been killed and one was in custody.

State Governor Graco Ramirez pledged there would be "no impunity."

Morelos has been one of the Mexican states most affected by drug violence plaguing the country, including kidnappings and murders.

More than 100,000 people have been killed or gone missing in a nearly a decade of drug violence nationwide.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who took office in December 2012, has pledged to reduce the murders, kidnappings and extortion haunting Mexicans.

This fails as a straw man fallacy.

The thread premise contrives the lie that because gun violence might occur in the context of firearm regulatory policy, then such regulatory measures have 'failed,' when in fact nothing could be further from the truth.

No firearm regulatory policy has ever been enacted with the intent or promise to stop all gun crime and violence; nor do acts of gun crime or violence 'justify' the repeal of firearm regulatory measures or refraining from enacting additional measures if appropriate.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Sounds like Mexicans have that 2nd Amendment remedy thing down pat.

 

[DarkFury]

A lot of this ties back to Eric Holder ILLEGALLY selling guns to the drug Cartels.

 

[SwimExpert]

Mexico has some very strict gun laws, worse than anything here except perhaps for Chicago, DC and other such crime-ridden hellholes.

So how could this have happened?

Could it be that murderers who go around shooting innocent people for their political beliefs, might (gasp) refuse to obey gun-restriction laws?

Maybe Mexico needs to consider some other course, rather than making laws restricting guns from people who obey laws.

And maybe the U.S. should take the hint, too.

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Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office

Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office

AFP
3 hours ago
Jan. 2, 2016

Cuernavaca (Mexico) (AFP) - Several gunmen burst into the home of a newly elected Mexican mayor and shot her dead on Saturday, just hours into her tenure, police said.

Gisela Mota, 33, a left-of-center former member of Congress, was gunned down barely 24 hours after taking her oath of office in the city of Temixco, which is about 90 kilometers (55 miles) from the capital Mexico City.

Temixco is plagued by organized crime and rampant drug trafficking -- problems the slain mayor had vowed to help clean up.

The government of central Morelos state said that two of the suspected gunmen had been killed and one was in custody.

State Governor Graco Ramirez pledged there would be "no impunity."

Morelos has been one of the Mexican states most affected by drug violence plaguing the country, including kidnappings and murders.

More than 100,000 people have been killed or gone missing in a nearly a decade of drug violence nationwide.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who took office in December 2012, has pledged to reduce the murders, kidnappings and extortion haunting Mexicans.

This fails as a straw man fallacy.

The thread premise contrives the lie that because gun violence might occur in the context of firearm regulatory policy, then such regulatory measures have 'failed,' when in fact nothing could be further from the truth.

No firearm regulatory policy has ever been enacted with the intent or promise to stop all gun crime and violence; nor do acts of gun crime or violence 'justify' the repeal of firearm regulatory measures or refraining from enacting additional measures if appropriate.

You're trying way too hard to sound intelligent, all to make a foolish point. A point, may I add, which is a straw man. That's right, your straw man is a straw man.

 

[SwimExpert]

I think this has less to do with gun policy and more to do with the fact that Mexico is a rampantly corrupt country ruled by violent thugs.

 

[Gracie]

She was a threat to the cartels. They made sure she didn't stay one.

 

[JoeB131]

A lot of this ties back to Eric Holder ILLEGALLY selling guns to the drug Cartels.

250,000 guns cross the border every year. Fast and Furious involved less than 2000 guns, only 200 of which they lost track of. So your argument fails on a logical level.

 

[DarkFury]

A lot of this ties back to Eric Holder ILLEGALLY selling guns to the drug Cartels.

250,000 guns cross the border every year. Fast and Furious involved less than 2000 guns, only 200 of which they lost track of. So your argument fails on a logical level.

Logic dictates you nit wit that ONLY outlaw governments do that with outlaws. THAT'S logic.

 

[eagle1462010]

The War on Drugs and the Cartels down there has been going on for quite some time. She is another casualty of that War.................

Anyone who stands against the Cartels gets an offer they can't refuse.

 

[Obiwan]

A lot of this ties back to Eric Holder ILLEGALLY selling guns to the drug Cartels.

250,000 guns cross the border every year. Fast and Furious involved less than 2000 guns, only 200 of which they lost track of. So your argument fails on a logical level.

You fail on a logical level...

Just ask Brian Terry's family..
Man gets 30 years in 'Fast and Furious' death of agent Brian Terry - CNN.com

But keep on spinning, right???

 

[JoeB131]

Logic dictates you nit wit that ONLY outlaw governments do that with outlaws. THAT'S logic.

Were you dropped on your head as a child?

Okay, guy, here's the thing. Mexican Criminals go to AMERICAN gun stores because they can't easily get weapons out of MEXICAN gun stores. Because even though Mexico has an analog to the second amendment, they do restrict what kind of guns you can buy and who can buy them. I guess they paid attention to that "Well-Regulated" part.

So the government tried to track SOME of the 250,000 guns that crossed the border, but they lost track of them until they showed up at crime scenes, so they stopped doing that.

But guns are still crossing the border.

 

[JoeB131]

You fail on a logical level...

Just ask Brian Terry's family..
Man gets 30 years in 'Fast and Furious' death of agent Brian Terry - CNN.com

But keep on spinning, right???

No proof a F&F gun was the one that killed Terry. Or that the Cartels wouldn't have simply gotten another one of the 250,000 guns that cross the border every year.

But I do realize that Brian Terry is an "emotional" touchstone for you guys, as long as you leave out certain 'facts'. That's like the opposite of "logical".

 

[Obiwan]

You fail on a logical level...

Just ask Brian Terry's family..
Man gets 30 years in 'Fast and Furious' death of agent Brian Terry - CNN.com

But keep on spinning, right???

No proof a F&F gun was the one that killed Terry. Or that the Cartels wouldn't have simply gotten another one of the 250,000 guns that cross the border every year.

But I do realize that Brian Terry is an "emotional" touchstone for you guys, as long as you leave out certain 'facts'. That's like the opposite of "logical".

Actually, we have a few "sensitive points"...

One is that TWO "Fast and Furious" guns were used in Brian Terry's murder...

But I do have to admit that Obozo trading FIVE terrorists for your hero (the traitor Bergdahl) takes the cake...

I'm just sorry we can't shoot Bergdahl and be done with it, but hopefully your five terrorist buddies can collect THEIR virgins!!!

 

[Correll]

Mexico has some very strict gun laws, worse than anything here except perhaps for Chicago, DC and other such crime-ridden hellholes.

Uh Mexico has a right to own guns in their constitution, just like we do. their guns laws aren't really all that strict. The fact the US Gun industry dumps a quarter million guns into Mexico is a large part of the problem.

THat fact that you druggies buy the crap that the cartels sell is the problem.

A few guns are not nearly as dangerous as the billions of drug dollars you send.

 

[Correll]

Mexico has some very strict gun laws, worse than anything here except perhaps for Chicago, DC and other such crime-ridden hellholes.

So how could this have happened?

Could it be that murderers who go around shooting innocent people for their political beliefs, might (gasp) refuse to obey gun-restriction laws?

Maybe Mexico needs to consider some other course, rather than making laws restricting guns from people who obey laws.

And maybe the U.S. should take the hint, too.

--------------------------------------------

Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office

Mexico mayor assassinated one day after taking office

AFP
3 hours ago
Jan. 2, 2016

Cuernavaca (Mexico) (AFP) - Several gunmen burst into the home of a newly elected Mexican mayor and shot her dead on Saturday, just hours into her tenure, police said.

Gisela Mota, 33, a left-of-center former member of Congress, was gunned down barely 24 hours after taking her oath of office in the city of Temixco, which is about 90 kilometers (55 miles) from the capital Mexico City.

Temixco is plagued by organized crime and rampant drug trafficking -- problems the slain mayor had vowed to help clean up.

The government of central Morelos state said that two of the suspected gunmen had been killed and one was in custody.

State Governor Graco Ramirez pledged there would be "no impunity."

Morelos has been one of the Mexican states most affected by drug violence plaguing the country, including kidnappings and murders.

More than 100,000 people have been killed or gone missing in a nearly a decade of drug violence nationwide.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who took office in December 2012, has pledged to reduce the murders, kidnappings and extortion haunting Mexicans.

This fails as a straw man fallacy.

The thread premise contrives the lie that because gun violence might occur in the context of firearm regulatory policy, then such regulatory measures have 'failed,' when in fact nothing could be further from the truth.

No firearm regulatory policy has ever been enacted with the intent or promise to stop all gun crime and violence; nor do acts of gun crime or violence 'justify' the repeal of firearm regulatory measures or refraining from enacting additional measures if appropriate.

You're trying way too hard to sound intelligent, all to make a foolish point. A point, may I add, which is a straw man. That's right, your straw man is a straw man.

Agreed.

THe point is not that the gun laws fail to stop ALL violence.

The point is they seem to have little if ANY effect.

 

[Correll]

Logic dictates you nit wit that ONLY outlaw governments do that with outlaws. THAT'S logic.

Were you dropped on your head as a child?

Okay, guy, here's the thing. Mexican Criminals go to AMERICAN gun stores because they can't easily get weapons out of MEXICAN gun stores. Because even though Mexico has an analog to the second amendment, they do restrict what kind of guns you can buy and who can buy them. I guess they paid attention to that "Well-Regulated" part.

So the government tried to track SOME of the 250,000 guns that crossed the border, but they lost track of them until they showed up at crime scenes, so they stopped doing that.

But guns are still crossing the border.

Are you serious?

The Cartels have police FORCES on their payroll and Army commanders. They can get their guns from the Mexican Army and Police.

THat some of the guns they use come from the US is mostly irrelevant.

Indeed, in order to generate interest in US guns Obama's administration offered Barrett Light 50s.

 

[SwimExpert]

Guns are Illegal in Mexico | Tijuana, Mexico - Consulate General of the United States

 

[Obiwan]

Guns are Illegal in Mexico | Tijuana, Mexico - Consulate General of the United States

Just goes to prove that we should extradite Obama and Holder to face charges in Mexico, and let them serve time in a Mexican prison!!!