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Myth of 90 per cent: Only Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Came from USA
2 April 2009
Fox News (USA)
You've heard this shocking "fact" before — on TV and radio, in newspapers, on the Internet and from the highest politicians in the land: 90 percent of the weapons used to commit crimes in Mexico come from the United States.
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said it to reporters on a flight to Mexico City.
- CBS newsman Bob Schieffer referred to it while interviewing President Obama.
- California Sen. Dianne Feinstein said at a Senate hearing: "It is unacceptable... (GunPolicy.org)