Two Mass Killings by Shooters in Mexico in as Many Days
Assault weapons trafficked into Mexico were used in an ambush and massacre of police officers in Michoacán on Monday. This was followed on Tuesday in Guerrero by the killing by…
Firearms Recovered in Mexico, 2010-2018
Armas aseguradas en México, 2010-2018 Firearms recovered by Mexican army, 2010-2018, by municipality. Click on red icons for details of gun recoveries by army, 2010-2018, including assault weapons. Click on…
Members of a vigilante group called the United Front of Community Police of the State of Guerrero pass by bullet-riddled homes in Filo de Caballos, Guerrero, on April 25, 2019.(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
Mexicans are killing each other at record rates. The U.S. provides the guns
Los Angeles Times By Kate Linthicum, October 6, 2019 FILO DE CABALLOS, Mexico — The sun had not yet risen when dozens of gunmen stormed into the town of Ocotito in…
Mexico says will focus on arms smuggling at U.S. meeting on migrant flows
Reuters, September 10, 2019 MEXICO CITY - Mexico said it would press the United States to halt arms smuggling across its border with Mexico at a pivotal meeting in Washington…
Restore controls over dangerous gun exports
By William Hartung, The Hill September 10, 2019 One of the most ill-advised decisions made by the Trump administration is to transfer oversight of the export of firearms from the State Department to…
Lack of US Gun Control Provokes Record Bloodshed in Mexico
InsightCrime, August 31, 2019 by Parker Asmann The problem of US-sourced firearms finding their way into the hands of Mexico’s organized crime groups is a market issue. The United States…
Banning high-capacity magazines in the U.S. will strengthen security, save many lives in Mexico
Over 112,000 high-capacity magazines recovered at Mexican crime scenes September 6, 2019 - The House Judiciary Committee will vote next week on legislation to ban high-capacity magazines that allow shooters…
An $8 Billion Murder Industry
Jacobin, August 2019 By Kurt Hackbarth American gun manufacturers are responsible for arming the El Paso shooter. They’re also responsible for arming the bloody drug war that's killing Mexicans by…
After El Paso, Mexico Takes a New Approach to Trump
The New Yorker By Stephania Taladrid, August 10, 2019 On Sunday evening, as U.S. authorities considered bringing hate-crime charges against the gunman who opened fire in El Paso, the Mexican Foreign Minister…
Law enforcement seized parts from one of Fox’s miniguns at the Anzalduas bridge border crossing. Photo credit: ATF
Arming the Cartels: The Inside Story of a Texas Gun-Smuggling Ring
Selling weapons south of the border is big business — and America’s loose gun laws are also devastating for Mexico By Seth Harp, The Rolling Stone August 7, 2019 In-depth reportage…