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September 9, 2010

Study: 75% of Guns in Mexico Crimes Bought in US
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Clinton’s comments come as a new study claims as many as three out of
every four guns used in crimes in Mexico originate in US border towns.
According to the group Mayors Against Illegal Guns, US government data
shows 75 percent of the guns were purchased in the four US states that
border Mexico—Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. The
actual number could be higher, as the figure only takes into account the
guns that were recovered and submitted for tracing. Overall, 19,000 US
guns were used between 2006 and 2009. The group’s co-chair, New York
City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, says Congress blocked release of the data
until March of this year after it was initially requested in 2009.



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