A gun pledge Biden can easily keep
By Jeff Abramson, The Hill March 9, 2021 In his 2019 gun violence prevention policy platform then-presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged to “ensure that the authority for firearms exports stays with the State…
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U.S. gun export data update for 2020
by John Lindsay-Poland, Stop US Arms to Mexico Led by pistol exports to Thailand and Mexico, the number of semi-automatic pistol exports globally more than doubled in 2020 to 403,863,…
The Fight Against Global Gun Violence: Roundtable with Progressive Changemakers
A discussion on March 17, 2021, of the connections between gun violence prevention within the United States and internationally, with Simran Chowla (March for Our Lives-Washington DC), Bill Hartung (Center…
Cobertura sobre tráfico de armas: ángulos y geografías
Publicado por Periodistas de a Pie 29 de Enero 2021 Desde el área de formación y capacitación de la Red de Periodistas de a Pie, nos parece importante diversificar los…
Slow the Iron River of Guns to Mexico
By Ioan Grillo The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/opinion/international-world/guns-mexico.html MEXICO CITY — In 2008, the U.S. gun maker Colt, based in Hartford, Conn., produced a special edition .38 Super pistol that was…
The United States, a Special Operations Unit and a Massacre in Mexico
By Parker Asmann, InSight Crime February 12, 2021 The United States provided training to a troubled Mexican police unit -- several of whose members were charged in a January massacre of…
Federal Court of Justice Hears Revision in the Case of Illegal Arms Exports to Mexico
Heckler & Koch Before the Highest German Criminal Court Federal Court of Justice Hears Revision in the Case of Illegal Arms Exports to Mexico Berlin, Stuttgart, Tübingen, February 9, 2021 -…
The arms trade keeps Mexico at gunpoint. The role of Italy
Altreeconomia no. 234 by Caterina Morbiato, February 1, 2021 In the country, the army controls the armed supplies destined for the police. An opaque flow which also includes European companies which, however, refuse…
Webinar on Arms Trafficking between the U.S. and Mexico
Please join the University of Arizona for a Webinar on Arms Trafficking between the U.S. and Mexico, to be held on Wednesday, February 3 at 10:00 (MST) / 11:00 (CDMX). This timely and…
Rochester and the state are now partners in gun violence
By Arnie Alpert and John Lindsay-Poland January 17, 2021, Seacoast Online With the authorization of additional public funds to support Sig Sauer’s expansion into the Lilac City, Rochester joins the company…