How the black market gun trade fuels Haiti’s conflict
By Matt Berg, Eric Bazail-Eimil and Miles Herszenhorn, Politico With help from Daniel Lippman June 7, 2024 The U.S. is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a foreign intervention…
Hacked data reveals which US gun sellers are behind Mexican cartel violence
by Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today May 22, 2024 A massive leak of Mexican military intelligence has exposed for the first time in two decades U.S. gun shops and smugglers tied…
Armed with Reason podcast: The Mexican “arms race” and American-made guns
Armed with Reason, May 15, 2024 The complex Mexican "arms race" spurred on by the influx of American-made guns. GVPedia founder Devin Hughes speaks with anthropologist, author, and Brown University associate…
Stop US Arms to Mexico Welcomes New Rule for Gun Exports to Non-state Buyers
Much More Needs to be Done, Say Experts April 29, 2024 - Stop US Arms to Mexico said the interim rule governing U.S. firearms exports, announced by the Commerce Department…
1A: The connections between American guns and the migrant crisis
1A, National Public Radio, April 18, 2024 Listen to the podcast. What role do guns from the United States play in the ongoing crisis of gun violence in Mexico? According…
Mexico Is Flooded With American Guns. Could a $10 Billion Lawsuit Change Things?
by Mary Harris Slate, March 18, 2024 I called up Champe Barton from over at the Trace to talk about a totally new way to think about gun control. But honestly,…
Guns from the U.S. fuel the border crisis
by Ieva Jusionyte Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2024 As long as Texas keeps weapons flowing freely, Mexico’s strict gun laws can’t curb cartel violence When President Biden and former President Trump…
U.S. Agents Are Seizing More Guns Headed to Mexico
By Alain Stephens, March 7, 2024 The Trace United States border agents are cracking down on gun trafficking across the southern border as part of a broader bilateral effort against…
Mexico’s $10b lawsuit against US gun makers given new life
TRT World, February 29, 2024 by Shabina S. Khatri Despite strict gun laws, thousands of people in Mexico are killed by illegally trafficked weapons each year. American companies are responsible…
Mexico is suing US gun-makers for arming its gangs − and a US court could award billions in damages
Timothy D. Lytton, The Conversation February 16, 2024 The government of Mexico is suing U.S. gun-makers for their role in facilitating cross-border gun trafficking that has supercharged violent crime in Mexico. The lawsuit seeks US$10…