I’m kind of stepping on Weer’d Beard’s territory here (sorry, Weer’d), but this HouChron story is too fascinating and disturbing to pass up:
At the largest mass grave site ever found in Mexico, where 177 bodies have been pulled from deep pits, authorities have recovered few bullet casings and little evidence that the dead were killed with a gun.
Instead, most died of blunt force trauma to the head, and a sledgehammer found at the crime scene is believed to have been used in the executions, according to Mexican investigators and state officials.
More:
On Thursday, cartel gunmen sacked the city of Miguel Aleman, across the river from Roma, Texas, tossing grenades and burning down three car dealerships, an auto parts outlet, furniture store and gas station.
Of course, they bought those grenades at gun stores and gun shows in the United States.
…authorities are still looking for an entire bus loaded with passengers that vanished on the border in March.
And:
The savage method of execution is also unexplained, with shuddering investigators left guessing at the deranged mental state of the killers.
Clearly, what Mexico needs is stronger sledgehammer control. And to sue American sledgehammer manufacturers.
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Wow, what a gruesome story! But it wasn’t “Gun Death” so I guess Mexico’s strict gun laws are working so well.
Imagine if somebody had a gun, it could have been a LOT worse…or something.
I think it’s just a case of economics. One sledgehammer has multiple uses, and you don’t have to pay for that freaking expensive ammunition. I’d bet you that the victims were held at gunpoint before the hammer fell.
The Aztec mass grave at Zultepec was bigger.