Opposing Views: Firearms Industry Offers Rebuttal to Anti-Gun Columnist Susan Estrich

A few facts about all those guns that seem to find their way from the US to Mexico – the facts clearly show they are a fraction of the amount claimed by the left.

 

Opposing Views: Firearms Industry Offers Rebuttal to Anti-Gun Columnist Susan Estrich

Opinion by National Shooting Sports Foundation

In her column last week (“The responsibility is ours,” May 25, 2010), Susan Estrich claimed that crime in Mexico was attributable to “American assault rifles bought at gun stores on the border” and that “Eighty percent of the 75,000 assault weapons seized by Mexican authorities were traced back to the United States.” To set the record straight, NSSF President Steve Sanetti submitted his own op-ed piece for publication.

In her op-ed last week (“The responsibility is ours,” May 25, 2010), Susan Estrich claimed that crime in Mexico was attributable to “American assault rifles, bought at gun stores on the border” and that “Eighty percent of the 75,000 assault weapons seized by Mexican authorities were traced back to the United States.” Let’s clear this up right now.