Quote:Mexico's problem is the gun restrictions on the citizens. They outlawed and confiscated firearms a long time ago leaving the public helpless against Cartels. Add to that the police are completely bought and paid for by the cartels and you could give them tanks and would accomplish nothing.

 

How does the citizens not having weapons have anything to do with the cartels attacking police stations in broad daylight and taking over cities?  You know those police that are bought and paid for?  Most of them aren't just offered money and they say, "Ok, lets do this."  What actually happens is they are threatened by the cartels and the choice is either get paid to do their bidding or you and your family will be decapitated.  You have zero clue about the politics of Mexico.

 

If the police were better armed than the cartels, there would be no attacks on police stations and hostile occupations of entire cities.

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