The most important gun laws are contained in the Federal Law of Firearms and Explosives. Both the federal and state governments are required to conduct public information campaigns to discourage all forms of weapons ownership and carrying.
Only sports-related advertising of firearms is permitted. Title Two of the Federal Law of Firearms allows possession and carrying of handguns in a calibers of. Members of agricultural collectives and other rural workers are allowed to carry the aforesaid handguns,. Hunters and target shooters may obtain licenses for the above types of firearms, as well as higher-powered rifles.
There are a variety of exceptions for particular guns, detailed in the Library of Congress volume cited at the end of this entry. Gun collecting is allowed, with a license and registration. Possession of firearms for home defense is legally permitted.
All guns must be registered with the Ministry of National Defense within 30 days of acquisition. Licensees may only buy ammunition for the caliber of gun for which they are licensed. In practice, possession of firearms above. As with much of the rest of Mexican law enforcement, corruption is a major element of the gun licensing system. Because government permits are difficult to obtain, there is a thriving market in smuggled handguns from the United States.
One effort to control smuggling was Operation Forward Trace, conducted in the s by the U. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Gun rights advocates say regulation is not the answer.
Bob Maupin, a self-described vigilante in East County who patrols his border-adjacent ranch with an AR rifle, said Mexico would be safer if firearms were deregulated there. He said strict gun laws allow a powerful minority to oppress the rest of the country.
He said 11 police officers have been killed since in Tijuana by criminals using guns likely from the U. The gun violence in Mexico is affecting real people, like Julieta Sanchez, a San Diego permanent resident whose year-old son, Fernando, was shot dead in Tijuana. Sanchez brought Fernando to the U.
He studied, then worked installing floors and carpets. Eventually, he began to struggle with addiction. But rehab was too expensive in the U. The day he was going to be checked in, she said, he was shot in the head. These men are young," she said. Lee Moiseve, owner of the gun store Gun Fighter Tactical, said tougher gun laws hurt his clients, not cartels. Moiseve said gun stores like his cooperate with ATF to help trace weapons, and that he himself has declined sales to suspicious customers.
He recalled one man who "said out loud, 'I wanna buy that rifle to take back to my ranch in Mexico,' and we said no, you can't do that, there's laws against that and I can't sell you that gun now. He let me shoot a few rounds at a steel silhouette after giving me some pointers. He said 12 years in the military and eight years as a police officer gave him insight into the human condition, and that law-abiding people have the right to protect themselves.
He says some of his theories, such as that single parenting by women is partly to blame for violent crime, "are completely heterosexual white male-biased. Skip to Main Content Skip to Search. News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. Dow Jones. Opinion Read the Latest. By John R. Lott Jr. Mexicans can legally purchase one handgun for home protection, while members of hunting or shooting clubs can acquire up to nine rifles of no more than.
Eduardo Tellez Moreno. But unlike those who run U. On a recent day, Mexico City resident Alejandro Lozano came to pick up a hunting rifle after waiting about a week while his documents were processed. He said he keeps a handgun at home, but wishes he could legally carry it to protect himself from violent robberies targeting bus passengers, motorists at stoplights and customers emerging from banks and ATMs.
Luciano Segurajauregui Alvarez, a gun advocate who shoots recreationally and competitively, said those permits are routinely denied.
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