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Saturday, August 12, 2023

US Gun Exports and Violence in Central America

Why Gun Violence Has Become a Major US Export
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-08-12/biden-should-return-gun-export-regulation-back-to-state-department
As firearm sales to places like Guatemala have increased, so have violence and instability— along with migrants fleeing to the US border to escape it. 

The US Is Pushing Guns on a Country It Labels Violent and Corrupt
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-us-gun-violence-border-crisis-guatemala/
The National Security Council says Guatemala’s lawlessness is fueling waves of desperate migrants. The Commerce Department has said the instability is a ‘unique opportunity’ for gunmakers.