U.S. Guns Used In Mexico To Kill Border Patrolman

U.S. Guns Used In Mexico To Kill Border Patrolman

Mary Mata February 3, 2011

Guns purchased in Arizona and illegally smuggled into Mexico were among those used to kill a Border Patrol agent in that state in December. This information came as part of […]

NewsTaco To Go: Egypt, Health Care, Taxes, Guns and Bath Salts

Mary Mata January 31, 2011

A little bit of everything in your NewsTaco to go this morning! Egypt, Egypt, Egypt! Everyone is talking about Egypt, the country’s leader recently announced a new government in response […]

U.S. Targets American Gun Cartels

Mary Mata January 27, 2011

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)’s Office of Field Operations has devised a new strategy, according to NBC News, that will have agents focus on monitoring the activities of […]

50,000 Dead Since 2006 In Mexico’s Drug War?

Mary Mata January 10, 2011

According to some Mexican reports, the death tally in Mexico that has followed President Felipe Calderón’s “drug war” begun in 2006 may surpass 50,000. This article says the total from 2008 […]

Democratic Arizona Congresswoman, 18 Others, Shot

Mary Mata January 8, 2011

This morning Democratic Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others were shot this morning at a Safeway in Tucson. The AP has identified the shooter at a 22 year-old  named […]

Mexican Govt’s Drone Crashes Near El Paso

Mary Mata December 17, 2010

Well this is a little random. Talking Points Memo reported that  Mexican unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed in someone’s backyard outside of El Paso, Texas: “CBP/U.S. Border Patrol responded to […]

Texas Department Of Public Safety: Avoid Mexico During Holidays

Mary Mata

The Texas Department of Public Safety followed the U.S. State Department’s lead in warning people not to travel to Mexico during the holiday season. According to a press release: “‘The safety […]

Your Neighbor, The Cartel Arms Dealer

Mary Mata December 1, 2010

All kinds of people in the U.S. are illegally smuggling guns into Mexico — it’s illegal for civilians to have firearms in Mexico — essentially arming the cartels that are […]

Beltran Leyva Cartel Hiring 12 Year-Old Hitmen

Mary Mata November 15, 2010

Just when you think the drug-related violence in Mexico can’t get any worse — it does. This just in, police in Mexico are searching for a 12 year-old hitman nicknamed […]