Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Hernándeza, Gerardo and Zulia Orozco Reynosoa. 2021 ‘Regulatory Analysis of the Policy on Arms in Mexico.’ Estudios Fronterizos, p. 8. Mexicali: Autonomous University of Baja California. 17 November
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In 2019, the SEDENA estimated that through this modus operandi, 200 000 weapons entered the country per year, an average of 567 weapons per day, 70% of them through the northern border. The information available suggests that 95% of the people entering the country with handguns—80% of seizures are related to this type of revolvers—, long guns, or cartridges are U.S. citizens.
[CNPP = National Code of Criminal Procedures
LFAFE = Federal Firearms and Explosives Law
SEDENA = Secretary of National Defense]
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