For the Record - Aug. 29, 2008

Weapons smuggling: An article in Section A on Aug. 10 about guns being smuggled into Mexico and used by narcotics traffickers said that “high-powered automatic weapons and ammunition are flowing virtually unchecked from border states into Mexico.” The guns purchased in the U.S. are semiautomatic or conventional firearms. It also stated that Mexicans cannot legally own firearms. Mexicans can own some types of firearms, but most high-caliber and advanced weapons such as those being smuggled in are restricted to the military and law enforcement. Also, the name of a suspect arrested in May was misstated as Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman. The suspect was Guzman’s cousin, Alfonso Gutierrez Loera. Guzman remains at large.