VIDEO: U.S. Guns, The Awful, Shocking Truth 2AUG12

SO many Americans see the news of drug cartel gun violence in Mexico and make comments about the pathetic state of that country not able to do something about it. It is pretty hard for the Mexican government and law enforcement to get control when the money fueling the corruption and the guns fueling the violence come from the American drug market and the unwillingness of Congress and the President to challenge the policies of the nra! This from 

U.S. Guns: The Awful, Shocking Truth We Need You: Sign the Petition Right Now! The tragedy in Aurora, Colorado demonstrated the devastating lethality of AR-15 type guns, and has caused many to question whether it makes sense to allow the purchase of this type of military-style assault rifles. What a lot of people don’t know is that this type of rifle is also the weapon of choice among Mexican drug cartels. In the last 5 years, over 60,000 people have lost their lives in Mexico’s wave of violence. Click here to WATCH this powerful video and SIGN the petition demanding that President Obama enforce the authority he has to stop this tragic warfare. Here is the brutal truth: 70 percent of the AR-15s and other guns used by drug lords, gangs, and kidnappers in Mexico come from the United States. Right now, President Obama has the authority to: 1) Enforce the existing ban on the importation of military-style assault weapons. 2) Require gun dealers to report bulk sales of military-style assault weapons. 3) Tighten enforcement of sales in U.S. border towns. He has the authority, now it's time to make him ENFORCE it! Cuéntame has partnered with WOLA (Washington Office For Latin America), and a powerful coalition of partners*, to produce a short animated video exposing how these guns get into the U.S. and are trafficked to Mexico, who profits from their sale, and empower people to tell President Obama to enforce the ban of this kind of trafficking. Add your signature NOW. It is the most important action you can take to demand President Obama to act now. We need thousands of signatures and it starts with YOURS. Thank you for your ongoing support. Together we can make an everlasting impact. Yours, Axel Caballero and the Cuéntame team. *Coalition partners: Latin America Working Group, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Global Exchange, Propuesta Civica, Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity, Violence Policy Center, and Alianza Civica. Brave New Foundation · 10510 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232, United States. You can also keep up with Axel Caballero on Twitter. For donation questions, please contact donations@bravenewfoundation.org.