I have no idea what you’re even talking about, but basically all weapons used by the cartels are purchased in the US. Mexico has only one legal gun store in the entire country and legally owning firearms is tightly restricted compared to the US.
These exports are already illegal under US law, but it is deliberately made difficult to enforce ultimately because the gun manufacturers love it when someone comes in every week and buys 50 rifles without concern for price and then drives them off over the border. They’ve managed to convince a lot of legal gun owners that the rather straightforward steps that would be necessary to prevent this from happening are a major infringement on their rights and preparation for some kind of government purge.
A very similar situation existed in Florida with the “pain management clinics” that were selling massive quantities of drugs while the government did nothing about it for years.
The people crossing with those guns are doing it legally. I've talked with ex security detail for one politician here and he explained, you can just take apart the gun and bring it piecemeal across the border without question. In my mind the solution is controlling the purchase of guns.
Taking apart a gun is not a legal loophole, all guns have one piece, the frame/receiver, which is engraved with the serial number and in the US is legally considered to be “the gun”, as opposed to “parts”.
Being a “straw buyer”, e.g. buying gun on someone else’s behalf, is illegal in and of itself even within the country. To legally export firearms, parts, or ammunition outside the country requires a license from the ATF. This is not a trivial license to get, and needs to identify who is ultimately going to receive them.
Right now about 600 guns a day cross the border into Mexico, but they are not going legally.
Totally possible I misunderstood the legal details but the method I described is what people do to bring guns into the country. Just sharing anec-data. I appreciate the legal background knowledge though!
These exports are already illegal under US law, but it is deliberately made difficult to enforce ultimately because the gun manufacturers love it when someone comes in every week and buys 50 rifles without concern for price and then drives them off over the border. They’ve managed to convince a lot of legal gun owners that the rather straightforward steps that would be necessary to prevent this from happening are a major infringement on their rights and preparation for some kind of government purge.
A very similar situation existed in Florida with the “pain management clinics” that were selling massive quantities of drugs while the government did nothing about it for years.