Police from Mexico break U.S. gun laws

It looks like some police officers from Mexico went to a gun show in Phoenix, Arizona and tried to purchase firearms and ammunition to take back to their own country.

That's just slightly illegal.

The story on MSNBC today says...

"The three had crossed the border at Calexico, Calif., in an official police vehicle and driven to Phoenix, said Tom Mangan, a spokesman with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Police and federal agents arrested them after the three bought three guns and about 450 rounds of ammunition Saturday at the gun show, Mangan said."

The men were released on bond and released from jail a short time after being arrested.

What they did was illegal because you have to be a United States citizen and have proper identification when purchasing a firearm. No exceptions.

Even though the dealer at the show did not have to check their identification since he was selling at a gun show, the law still faults the purchaser.

Now if a few American citizens went to purchase firearms in Mexico, I bet you would NEVER hear from them again. Mexico has strict laws on firearm ownership, and very harsh penalties for breaking even the most minor of these laws.

And why do police officers from Mexico need firearms anyway? Individual possession and ownership of a firearm is illegal in Mexico! They should have no need for firearms since their citizens are legally restricted from owning them!

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