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Mexicans have a right to own firearms, but legal purchase from the single Mexican gun shop in Mexico City, controlled by the Army, is extremely difficult. Guns smuggled into Mexico are sometimes obtained at gunshops in the United States and carried across the US-Mexico border. In other cases the guns are obtained through Guatemalan borders or stolen from the police or military. Consequently, black market firearms are widely available. Many firearms are acquired in the U.S. by women with no criminal history, who transfer their purchases to smugglers through relatives, boyfriends and acquaintances who then smuggle them to Mexico a few at a time. The most common smuggled firearms include AR-15 and AK-47 type rifles, and FN 5.7 caliber semi-automatic pistols. Many firearms are purchased in the

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  • Tráfico ilícito de armas de fuego en México (es)
  • Smuggling of firearms into Mexico (en)
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  • Los mexicanos tienen un derecho constitucional a poseer armas de fuego,​ pero la compra legal de armas en México solo se encuentra en la Ciudad de México, controlada por el Ejército, es extremadamente difícil.​ "Según cifras del Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos, 94,000 armas fueron recuperadas de los cárteles mexicanos de la droga en los cinco años comprendidos entre 2006 y 2011, de los cuales 64,000 -70 por ciento- vienen de los Estados Unidos".​ Una vez que las armas se obtienen en tiendas de armas en Estados Unidos, luego se introducen de contrabando en México a través de la frontera Estados Unidos-México.​​ En otros casos, las armas se obtienen a través de la frontera con Guatemala​ o robado a la policía o el ejército.​ En consecuencia, las armas de fuego en el mercado negro (es)
  • Mexicans have a right to own firearms, but legal purchase from the single Mexican gun shop in Mexico City, controlled by the Army, is extremely difficult. Guns smuggled into Mexico are sometimes obtained at gunshops in the United States and carried across the US-Mexico border. In other cases the guns are obtained through Guatemalan borders or stolen from the police or military. Consequently, black market firearms are widely available. Many firearms are acquired in the U.S. by women with no criminal history, who transfer their purchases to smugglers through relatives, boyfriends and acquaintances who then smuggle them to Mexico a few at a time. The most common smuggled firearms include AR-15 and AK-47 type rifles, and FN 5.7 caliber semi-automatic pistols. Many firearms are purchased in the (en)
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