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Sig Sauer representative and child at Arizona festival in March.

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The Trump Administration proposes making gun exports easier. Here is how you can submit your public comment on this dangerous proposal.

On May 24, the Trump administration proposed to make it easier to export U.S. gun and ammunition globally, even though U.S.-exported firearms are already used in countless crimes, attacks and…

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July 8, 2018

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U.S. Lawmakers: Drug War Causing Killings in Mexico

Call to Suspend Aid for Military’s Police Ops Members of the U.S. Congress called on the secretaries of State and Defense yesterday to conduct a full and public evaluation of…

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June 19, 2018

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How America Is Exporting Gun Violence to Mexico

In These Times, June 14, 2018 By Laura Weiss Recent shootings have rekindled a national conversation about the disproportionate levels of gun violence in the United States and the lax…

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June 14, 2018

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U.S. gun industry wants a bigger piece of the world’s arms trade

By Sarah Okeson, Salon, June 1, 2018. The plan would make it easier to sell American-made weapons to foreign governments and terrorists. Read more.

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June 1, 2018

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American Guns Are Fueling Record Homicides in Mexico. Experts Urge the White House to Take Action.

By Alex Yablon The Trace, May 25, 2018 Mexico is on track to have its most murderous year on record. Criminal violence in that country is overwhelmingly committed with firearms, most of…

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May 25, 2018

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There is only one gun store in all of Mexico. So why is gun violence soaring?

By Kate Linthicum The Los Angeles Times, May 24, 2018 The only gun shop in all of Mexico is behind a fortress-like wall on a heavily guarded military base. To…

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May 24, 2018

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Trump Opens Door For U.S. Gun Industry To Sell More Firearms Abroad

By Travis Waldron and Nick Wing Huffington Post, May 24, 2018 Senators and human rights groups worry the proposed rule changes will export the U.S. gun violence epidemic. Read more.

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May 24, 2018

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Ten Commandments for Gun Control

By Aram Barra Mexican Times, May 23, 2018 Yesterday, May 22, more than 50 Latin American citizen organizations and over a hundred security experts sent a public letter to the…

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May 23, 2018

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Arms Transfer Initiative Would Help U.S. Gun Industry Market its Militarized Firearms Globally

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump Administration’s proposal to make it easier to export military-grade guns to other countries is likely to lead to increased violence and…

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May 15, 2018

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How U.S. Guns Sold to Mexico End Up with Security Forces Accused of Crime and Human Rights Abuses

The Intercept, April 26, 2018 John Lindsay-Poland In a room full of weapons industry representatives in Washington, D.C., in February, one by one, people introduced themselves. They had come together as…

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April 26, 2018