Dear Editor: The anti-gun crowd says that 90 percent of guns seized and traced from Mexican drug cartels trace back to the U.S. Problem: The Mexican government has recovered hundred of thousands of guns, but has only turned over a small fraction of those guns to the U.S. government for tracing.

Mexican authorities selectively don't turn over guns that are from corrupt Mexican military and police who "lose" guns for money. They also intentionally don't turn over guns that clearly were provided by the Russian mob and other non-U.S. sources that will provide you with endless stockpiles of weapons if you have enough money.

The anti-gun folks want to blame American gun dealers and gun owners so that they can justify even greater gun control in our nation. They hope to mislead you into thinking drug cartels are buying their guns in the U.S., when the vast majority come from other sources that are in no way related to the U.S.

When cocaine sells at a 17,000 percent markup, drug lords have plenty of cash, so you can see how the Mexican military might "lose" guns when doing so can lead to finding huge piles of cash.

Karl J. Schubert

Wauwatosa