No, that is not the fact. I understand that is the talking point of the anti 2nd amendment crowd, but it is far from fact.
Well, it is not far from a fact, some might deny it but that is utter utter utter nonsense:
253,000 U.S. guns smuggled to Mexico annually, study finds
MEXICO CITY: 253,000 U.S. guns smuggled to Mexico annually, study finds | World | McClatchy DC
More than two percent of all firearms bought in the United States -- about 253,000 -- end up south of the border, up from 1.75 percent in 1990, according to a binational report by the Trans-Border Institute in San Diego and the Igarape Institute, a research center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
More than 250,000 Guns A Year Illegally Smuggled Into Mexico, Study Finds | Fox News Latino
The Romanian AKs — sold by Florida-based Century International Arms as the WASR-10 — have become the most common gun purchased in the United States since 2006 to be traced to crimes in Mexico, according to a review by the Center for Public Integrity, InSight, the Investigative Reporting Workshop at the American University School of Communication, PBS’ FRONTLINE and the Romanian Centre for Investigative Journalism.
Romanian weapons modified in the U.S. become scourge of Mexican drug war | Center for Public Integrity
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ATF and its Mexican partners have increased their tracings of firearms seized in Mexico through the e-Trace program, providing valuable intelligence and tracing data to U.S. and Mexican authorities
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3,216 traces in FY2007
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7,194 traces in FY2008
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28,415 traces in FY2009
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39,369 traces in FY2010
http://photos.state.gov/libraries/mexico/310329/7abril/Arms%20Trafficking%20April%202011%20Final.pdf
The cartels are obtaining arms from America by using "straw man" buyers, who legally purchase weapons at gun shops and gun shows in the U.S. The weapons cross into Mexico, where border security is much weaker heading south of the border than it is going north.
Mexican Drug Cartels Armed to the Hilt, Threatening National Security | Fox News
A criminal complaint obtained by Breitbart Texas states that more than 30 firearms were seized in connection with the weapons smuggling ring after a Dodge Ram leaving Houston was pulled over on the side of the road. $26,000 cash was also reportedly seized by authorities.
The truck's driver told officials that "he picked up the truck that was loaded with firearms from the Houston, Texas area and was instructed to drive them to McAllen...Once he was in McAllen, he would receive a phone call telling him where to drop off the vehicle...The vehicle would then be taken to Mexico."
Texas Gun Smuggling Ring with Ties to Mexico Busted
What's "a lot"? I don't doubt that there is somewhat of a problem with it, but some of that problem is the administrations own damned fault with Fast and Furious. But I do agree he needs to be released.
It is a lot and yes the US government is partly to blame.
This is an international incident...It is exactly Obama's problem. I don't blame him for what Mexico did with this person, I do blame him for not publicly addressing it, or publicly telling the State Department to do all in their power to leverage the release this former Marine.
As for solving the "problems of the nation", the biggest problem this nation has right now is the current liar in office.
International mini-tiny incident, a big incident for this boy and his family but this is a case for the state department and the embassy, not the president of the United States.
And you can think he is the biggest problem, I think it is the liars/crooks and obstructionists in congress.