CEO of gun company Sig Sauer arrested in Germany
German media reported on November 23 that Ron Cohen, the CEO of gun company Sig Sauer, was arrested at the Frankfurt airport in October for alleged involvement in an illegal delivery of…
They’re killing us in Honduras with U.S.-made guns, some in caravan say
Miami Herald, November 23, 2018 By Sarah Blaskey The Miami Herald found that the political violence in Honduras, which has contributed to an exodus of migrants, was sometimes carried out…
Fact Sheet on Sig Sauer Arms Exports to Mexico
Download PDF of this Fact Sheet. Updated November 2018 News alert, Nov. 23, 2018: The CEO of Sig Sauer in the United States, Ron Cohen, was arrested by German authorities…
The Attitude: Interview with Natalia Báez and John Lindsay-Poland
WNHN, New Hampshire, October 17, 2018 Special guest host Arnie Alpert of the American Friends Service Committee NH interviews Natalia Baez and John Lindsay-Poland about the report they co-authored, “Gross…
As immigrants flow across the U.S. border, American guns go south
By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Among the thousands of immigrants who have been coming across the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months, many are seeking to escape gang and drug violence raging in…
ATF Documents Show How Traffickers Exploit Lax Sellers and Weak Laws
By Alex Yablon, September 18, 2018 The Trace Smugglers who run weapons across the southern border are loyal customers. Rogelio Barajas got off his flight from central Mexico to O’Hare…
Sale of SeaSparrow missiles to Mexico approved by State Department
Defense News, August 10, 2018 By Stephen Carlson The State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to Mexico of six Evolved SeaSparrow surface-to-air missiles and two Evolved SeaSparrow telemetry…
Cartoon by Xolo. "They supply the guns, we supply the deaths."
Human Rights and the Trump Administration’s Gun Export Proposals
By Leslie Benavides On May 24, the Trump administration published a set of proposed rules to make it easier to export U.S. gun and ammunition.[1] The proposed rules would change…
Gross Human Rights Abuses: The Legal and Illegal Gun Trade to Mexico
A report by the Mexican Commission for the Defense of Human Rights and the Stop US Arms to Mexico Project of Global Exchange. Mexico faces an acute crisis of gun…
Trump says Mexico’s violence is a threat to the U.S. Here are 3 ways the U.S. helps drive that violence
By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, August 1, 2018. President Trump tweeted about Mexico's soaring violence this week, saying the United States must beef up its border security in response. He was…