President Obama Blames U.S. For Gun Violence In Mexico

5/4/13 - President Obama in Mexico Guns Are U.S. Fault and Vows New PushiIn D.C. for Gun Control
Obama in Mexico: Guns Are U.S. Fault & Vows New Push In D.C. for Gun Control

obama gun violence mexico. President Barack Obama told the Mexican people today that the United States is partly to blame for Mexico's drug violence because of illegal drugs and gun smuggling. However, he did not mention the gun smuggling undertaken by his own administration under the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Operation Fast and Furious. Speaking to Mexican university students, Obama pointed a finger at his own country, as Reuters reported: Drug-fueled violence in Mexico is not entirely the fault of the Mexican people, he said. Instead, the United States shares the blame because much of the violence is centered around the Americans' demand for illegal drugs and the fact that guns are smuggled into Mexico from the United States.