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August 20, 2010

Calderón: US Gun Laws Fueling Mexican Drug War
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Mexican President Felipe Calderón has harshly criticized US gun control
policy, saying it’s worsened the death toll in Mexico’s drug war.
Calderón made the comments Thursday at a conference in Mexico City.

Mexican President Felipe Calderón: "The Americans began to sell arms as
a voracious, ambitious industry, like the American arms industry. This
often provokes conflicts in countries that are poor and less developed.
Africa, due to the sale of arms, is in a very similar situation to that
which is being lived by the Mexican people. For the arms traffickers,
it’s a business to sell arms to criminals, and we need to mobilize not
just public opinion against this, but unite with international public
opinion to show the irresponsibility of the Americans, as much as it
bothers them or hinders their political campaigns."