Drunken teen killed by own ricocheted gunshot in southern Texas

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Probably goes along the lines of...

The guy didn't care about illegally crossing the border of and entering a sovereign nation, so he has already established his disdain for law, and thus it should be no surprise that he would act stupidly in other decisions and aspects of life.

Something like that.

If that doesn't float your boat, then...what mikegideon said.

Now you're going to have to have a "Beer Summit"

[mcurrier]

Now you're going to have to have a "Beer Summit"

Depends who it's with. I can't drink with just anybody. Certainly not that guy with the big ears that was at the last beer summit.

[JAB]

If you had told me this happened with anything from 9mm to 45acp I would be shocked much less a 380.

Unless I am mistaken, a .380 is the largest caliber handgun a 'normal' citizen in Mexico can own without special papers, permissions, etc. Beyond that, I think you get into the Mexican version of Class III - you can own it but there are regulations, applications, and probably fees (and bribes) that must be taken care of, first. For that reason, much like some folks say that European .32ACP ammo is more potent than American .32ACP (because the Europeans take that caliber more seriously), I wonder if Mexican .380 ammo is more potent than American .380 ammo, being that is the most powerful handgun caliber they can readily own - and if maybe these guys were shooting some 'hot', Mexican .380 ammo.

All speculation, of course, but it does make a bit of sense.

Edited June 22, 2012 by JAB