Got Guns?

Rethinking U.S.–Latin American Relations, A Hemispheric Partnership for a Turbulent World, Report of the Partnership for the Americas Commission, The Brookings Institution, November 2008, claims, "Some 2,000 guns cross the United States–Mexico border from north to south every day...". That's a lot of guns, 730,000 per year to be exact. That's a lot of gun sales, too. By reviewing the report's sources, I couldn't determine where the report got that figure of 2,000 per day. What causes me pause is, if they can get that many weapons out of the country across one border, how many are coming in across two borders or by boat and air. Do you feel safer now?