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"These kinds of guns — the auto versions of these guns — they are not coming from El Paso," Head told Fox News. "They are coming from other sources. They are brought in from Guatemala. They are brought in from places like China. They are being diverted from the military. But you don't get these guns from the U.S."

Calderon, who did not explain why the Mexican homicide rate was lower in 2007 and 2008 than in 2004, also did not mention the machine guns that originate from places like China, Israel and South Africa, or the 2,239 grenades seized in 2007-09 from places like South Korea and Spain.

Whether it's drug violence in Mexico, or street violence in Chicago, the Founding Fathers wrote the Second Amendment with the wisdom of knowing that a well-armed citizenry is the best protection against both criminals and oppressive government.