Arrested Development - Ex-Pats Mexico

"Bloodshed that historically was confined to Mexico is escalating and migrating.
Phoenix now ranks second in the world in kidnappings for ransom, behind Mexico City. In 2008, the city reported 3664 abductions, mostly tied to Mexican human smugglers and narcotics gangs.

95 percent of the firearms seized at Mexican crime scenes were smuggled south from the United States.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives estimates that more than 7,7004 guns sold in America have been traced to Mexico, some of them linked to shootouts among the cartels or between police and drug organizations.

George Gillett, assistant special agent in charge for ATF, said a new initiative – Project Gunrunner – has been developed to trace southbound gun smuggling from Arizona and New Mexico."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009 ... rder_N.htm

If they are concentrating on the AZ and NM borders - they would be ignoring the biggest single source of guns, Houston, TX, as stated in a previous study!