Clinton Targets Assault Weapons
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is pledging further effort to help Mexico in its anti-drugs campaign.
Mrs Clinton said the use of military-style assault weapons was a particular concern, and she would discuss reimposing a ban on their sale.
A previous US decision to lift a ban on such sales had been a mistake, she told the NBC television network.
Earlier on her visit she admitted that America's appetite for drugs was helping to fuel the violence.
Some 8,000 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico over the past two years.
'Insatiable'
Mrs Clinton said assault weapons did not belong on anyone's street.
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