tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107999246590642245.post9067487281552208335..comments2023-08-16T07:35:01.997-06:00Comments on My Word is My Weapon: Mexican Military Kills US Citizen Joseph Proctor Under Questionable CircumstancesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09516155062781508464noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107999246590642245.post-23293702188208731112010-09-03T00:42:11.096-05:002010-09-03T00:42:11.096-05:00Thank you, trusty gun fact checker.
So here'...Thank you, trusty gun fact checker. <br /><br />So here's the Mexican context behind the confusion over what gun was found in Proctor's car. There's a term in Spanish that's called the "cuerno de chivo." Roughly translated, it means "anything that looks roughly like an AK-47" and is also synonymous with "AK-47." I've seen AR-15s incorrectly referred to as AK-47s and cuernos de chivo, even in official government reports. That said, all news reports (including US ones, which tend to get their gun details right a little more often than their Mexican counterparts) say the weapon recovered from his vehicle was an AR-15. The girlfriend was just confused because of the lack of differentiation in Mexico between an AR-15 and an AK-47. That lack of differentiation also threw me for a loop. I've been told (by Mexicans) that the AR-15 was the gringos' response to the AK-47, since, like you say, the AK-47 was made by commies and thus a little taboo.<br /><br />Apparently the Mexican military uses neither the AR-15 nor the M-16. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Army It's the police that use the AR-15. I've seen AR-15s on federal police and some state police.<br /><br />Either way, Mexico is swimming with AR-15s, which are definitely NOT legal for civilian use here. In Guerrero in particular, I'm sure a significant portion of that state's population either owns an AR-15 or knows exactly where to get one in a pinch.<br /><br />Phew, someone needs to give me some gun flash cards for my birthday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516155062781508464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107999246590642245.post-32693981664845998572010-09-02T23:48:56.008-05:002010-09-02T23:48:56.008-05:00The AR-15 is the civilian version of the M-16 mili...The AR-15 is the civilian version of the M-16 military rifle. Both are US made. The AK-47 is a communist bloc weapon. Both the AR-15 and the AK-47 are available to the US civilian market. However, the M-16 is reserved for military use; including the Mexican military. So did he have an AR-15, AK-47 or did the Mexican military plant one of THEIR M-16s on him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com