Romanian weapons modified in the U.S. become scourge of Mexican drug war

By Rick Schmitt and Rick Young

Center story focused on Romanian weapon now targeted by Feinstein legislation

Excerpts from this story referencing "Century":

"… ngs of a bargain assault weapon.The Romanian AKs — sold by Florida-based Century International Arms as the WASR-10 — have become the most common gun purc …"

"… ur years, more than 500 of the WASR-10s imported into the United States by Century were recovered in Mexico after being purchased in the United States. That …"

"… ing for more than 17% of the total guns recovered, the reports show. While Century does sell an unmodified version of the WASR-10 in the U.S., most of its gu …"

"… s in 2009, compared with 2.5 million in 2005, ATF data show.Importers like Century have a well-honed process for some of their guns.They start with slimmed-d …"