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How U.S. guns fuel violence south of the border
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Communities across the West are feeling whiplash after President Donald Trump announced and then delayed steep tariffs on many Mexican goods — for the second time in two months.
Since his first days in office, Trump has used the threat of tariffs to pressure Mexico to do more to stop drug smuggling and migration into the United States. But in negotiations, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has focused on the U.S. product fueling both of those phenomena: guns. |
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For a more nuanced explanation of what's going on south of the border, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smuggling_of_firearms_into_Mexico
The bottom line is that ATF told Mexico to submit for tracing only arms which indicated they were manufactured in America or had U.S. import markings. The guns ATF was able to trace to the U.S. constituted only 12% of illegal guns seized by Mexico and only 40% of those submitted for tracing. Guns and grenade launchers are smuggled in through Guatemala. 8% of the Mexican military deserts each year, which is another source for guns. 20% of legal sales to the Mexican Military and police end up with the cartels. Surprise! |
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