Arming the Cartels – and so many others
by John Lindsay-Poland International Policy Journal, June 15, 2026 In April, U.S. prosecutors indicted the sitting governor of Sinaloa state in Mexico along with nine other current and former officials for…
Armed with Reason: How Weak American Gun Laws Aid and Abet Terrorism
Public safety is threatened at home and abroad by an unscrupulous gun industry By Devin Hughes, Armed with Safety May 21, 2026 Last year, the Trump administration designated a handful of…
From the U.S. to Mexico: Tracing the Flow of Illicit Firearms across the Border
From the U.S. to Mexico: Tracing the Flow of Illicit Firearms across the Border Capstone Thesis by Claire Castrejon and Abigail Tank, Georgetown University May 2026 Abstract: This capstone examines…
Arizona gun shop owner faces terrorism-related charges for allegedly selling high-caliber weapons bound for Mexican cartels
By Ben Dooley, April 30, 2026 International Consortium of Investigative Journalists It is the first such case filed since the Trump administration designated several of the criminal groups as foreign…
Arizona gun dealer accused of selling firearms to two Mexican cartels
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…
Arizona’s guns are feeding the bloodshed in Mexico’s cartel war
The Guardian, March 24, 2026 by Thomas Graham As Sinaloa’s conflict grinds on, firearms traced to recent US sales are increasingly linked to Arizona When war broke out within the Sinaloa…
Inside the Supply Line Delivering American Guns to Mexican Cartels
The New York Times, March 17, 2026 by Paulina Villegas A surge of weapons is flowing from the U.S. to Mexico. These firearms — sourced from gun shops, shows, websites…
John Lindsay-Poland v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF)
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, March 16, 2026 Challenge to the ATF’s refusal to release vital data on US gun trafficking, as required by federal transparency laws. The…
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‘Iron river’: Mexico’s cartel violence fuelled by trafficked firearms from US
The Guardian, February 28, 2026 by Oscar Lopez Lax American gun laws mean weapons are readily available to buy and smuggle south of the border Mexico was rocked this week…