(CNSNews.com) – A new federal report reveals that 70 percent of the firearms seized by Mexican authorities between 2009 and 2014 originated in the United States. In addition, the report shows that the majority of those U.S.-originated guns were bought in California, Arizona, and Texas, southwest states that border Mexico.
The report from the General Accountability Office (GAO) was issued on Jan. 16 and is entitled, "Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Efforts to Combat Firearms Trafficking to Mexico Have Improved, But Some Collaboration Challenges Remain."
BOSTON – Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker used his first State of the State speech to appeal for bipartisanship in solving ongoing challenges in agencies such as the MBTA and the Department of Children and Families, while reiterating a call for the expansion of charter schools.
"Giving parents in underperforming districts more opportunity to choose a better school is nothing less than any of us would demand for our own children," Baker said in his prepared text. "More than 40,000 kids – most from communities of color – are excelling in public charter schools."
