The Guardian, March 26, 2026
Thomas Graham
Laurence Gray was charged with attempting to provide material support to terrorist organizations
An Arizona licensed gun dealer was charged this month with attempting to provide material support to terrorist organizations after federal agents caught him allegedly selling a series of rifles and guns to two Mexican cartels.
The federal charges against the American firearms dealer come amid years of pressure by the Mexican government to stop the flow of weapons into the country. Mexico’s violent and bloody internal conflict, between drug cartels and the Mexican government, has been largely fueled by American weapons smuggled into the country.
Laurence Gray, the owner of Grips by Larry, an Arizona-based gun dealer, stands accused of facilitating the sale of three semi-automatic rifles, a machine gun and two pistols to the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG) and the Sinaloa cartel, according to a federal indictment.
