Townsend , Helmke : U.S. guns are helping fuel the Mexican drug war . Every year , 30,000 Americans are killed with guns , but all too often , Washington has ignored the pleas of the vast majority of Americans calling for sanity in our gun laws . They say U.S. should close loophole letting guns be sold without background check . Comment: Townsend , Helmke : U.S. should strengthen powers of federal firearms agency .
Townsend , Helmke : U.S. guns are helping fuel the Mexican drug war . They say U.S. should close loophole letting guns be sold without background check . Comment: Townsend , Helmke : U.S. should strengthen powers of federal firearms agency .