Guns And Drugs Are Two Ends Of Same Problem, Says Foreign Policy Professional

Alan Bersin, Assistant Secretary for the International Affairs and Special Representative for Border Affairs, says that drugs going south and guns coming north through the U.S.-Mexico border are two ends to the same problem (0:15).
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Sen. Durbin (D-Ill.): 2000 guns cross US-Mexico border every day

Senator Durbin references a Brookings Institute study which found 2000 guns travel from the United States into Mexico every day, fueling violence among drug cartels. He believes that additional measures must be taken to address the problem. (00:26)
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Congressman Burton: "Anybody that deals in drugs ought to be put in jail permanently or killed."

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

Today at a Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing titled "Money, Guns, and Drugs: Are the U.S. Inputs Fueling Violence on the U.S.-Mexico Border?", Congressman Dan Burton (R-Ind.) stated that anybody that deals in drugs ought to be put in jail permanently or killed. (3:19)




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Congressman says he wants a gun for his own protection

Congressman Dan Burton (R-Ind.), in a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on DC gun laws, says that he worries about being a terrorist target. Right now, he says, Congressmen are protected by Capitol Police while in the Capitol, but as soon as they leave they're on their own. He says law-abiding citizens should be able to protect themselves with guns. (1:43)
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DC Police Chief describes firearms attack on a motorcade

In a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, DC Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier describes how firearms can be used to target a motorcade's security detail, stopping the motorcade and rendering the dignitary's vehicle vulnerable to explosives. The hearing was called to discuss H.R. 6691, the Second Amendment Enforcement Act. (0:39)
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