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The Myth of 90%: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come from US

While 90 percent of the guns traced to the U.S. actually originated in the United States, the percent traced to the U.S. is only about 17 percent of the total number of guns reaching Mexico.

By William La Jeunesse and Maxim Lott
FOXNews.com Thursday, April 02, 2009

-- William Hoover, assistant director for field operations at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, testified in the House of Representatives that "there is more than enough evidence to indicate that over 90 percent of the firearms that have either been recovered in, or interdicted in transport to Mexico, originated from various sources within the United States."

There's just one problem with the 90 percent "statistic" and it's a big one:
It's just not true.

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Tiahrt Co-sponsors 2nd Amendment Self Defense Bill03/27/09

WASHINGTON—U.S. Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Goddard) today co-sponsored the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Bill (H.R. 197). This legislation would protect the rights of licensed firearm permit holders by allowing them to carry firearms across the country without a confusing patchwork system.

"The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Bill recognizes that those who have a valid state-issued concealed firearms permit should not have to forfeit their safety when traveling," said Tiahrt. "Not only does this bill protect the rights of concealed firearm permit holders, it also maintains the right of states to issue concealed weapons permits as they desire. As a mobile society, legal firearm permit carriers should be able to travel from state to state and exercise their fundamental right to self defense—this legislation ensures that."

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Kansas: State Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment Passes House, Will be Placed on 2010 Ballot!

On Thursday, March 26, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1611 passed out of the Kansas State House by a vote of 116 to 9. SCR 1611, sponsored by State Senator Mike Petersen (R-28), is a constitutional amendment that would change the wording of Section 4 of the Kansas Constitution to specifically preserve and reflect an individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms, not a collective right. SCR 1611 will now be put on the 2010 General Election Ballot.

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Rehberg Fights to Protect Veterans from Federal Gun Control Prosecution

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today urged Congress to pass the Veterans’ Firearms Heritage Act which he introduced earlier this year. The legislation would rectify a law that currently treats World War II and the Korean War veterans like criminals for not registering war relic firearms with the federal government.

“Gun control is bad enough, but turning law-abiding veterans into criminals for possessing antique firearms obtained in combat is ridiculous,” said Rehberg a member of the House Appropriations Committee. “This bill would give veterans and their heirs the opportunity to register these war relics without fear of prosecution under an unjust law.”

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