Back before things got really crazy, I was invited to some shoots south of the border. I was told to leave my iron at home as that would significantly increase my transit time across the border and my hosts had plenty of iron.
My hosts are not your "mow and blow" Mexicans. When they cross the Rio Grande, they are usually at flight level 30 in their personal G5s. Their "loaners" are Perazzis and Krieghoffs.
One of the guys I sometimes got to share a peg with was the biggest shotgun dealer in Mexico. He also happens to be the only shotgun dealer in Mexico. Of course he was a great shot, but he was also a great guy. He told me the only gun shop in Mexico is his gunshop. He and his employees get to deal with the customer service part, but the transfer part is done by the other half of his staff, who are all Mexican Army. The facility is also owned and controlled by the Mexican Army.
If you want to buy a shotgun, usually something much nicer than a Perazzi or Krieghoff, it would help if you have a Mexican Senator's personal mobile number. The reason Perazzis and Krieghoffs are the most pedestrian guns he sells is because a $10,000 Perazzi becomes a $30,000 Perazzi once the payments are made to him, his staff, and the Mexican Army. Probably some more in "donations" to that Mexican Senator, but he doesn't count that. A $200 Remington 870 becomes a $20,200 Remington 870, so not much demand for those.
Anyway, the reason for this digression is this news item about "gun free" Nuevo Laredo: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ ... ers-arrest
Of course, Nuevo Laredo must be "gun free". I personally know the only gun dealer in Mexico. He knows every gun owner in Mexico, and I can guarantee you that none of them have their Purdys, Holland&Hollands, and Perazzis in Neuvo Laredo.
So this must be "fake news":
Gun control works!"During the night of Sunday, there were shootings, burning of trucks, and a grenade attack on the U.S. consulate," Mexican newspaper El Occidental said.
