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After LeBaron"s death, the movement has operated without a single figurehead. Mexico has strict gun control laws but began to train and supervise armed citizen"s patrols among the Chihuahua religious enclaves. SOS Chihuahua"s media contact, Karyn Longhurst of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, said the group desires rapid response to kidnappings (presently the police must await a police report"s being filed), the forfeiture of the assets of convicted kidnappers, mechanisms for reparations to victims, tightening of judicial and sentencing loopholes used by those suspected or convicted of kidnapping, increased prosecutions and punishments for those aiding and abetting kidnapping, including through official corruption.
Benjamin was killed on July 7, 2009 by a local drug cartel.
Benjamin was captured and beaten by the cartel, which included 10 men, all armed, in front of his family. When one of his brothers-in-law, Luis Widmar, heard the commotion, he ran to help Benjamin.
They were both taken by the cartel and were later found beaten and shot to death outside of town.
