“The US Is Pushing Guns on a Country It Labels Violent and Corrupt”
“Guns in Guatemala were legally imported from the US. American gunmakers have been the leading supplier of firearms to Guatemala for years, but following a regulatory change in 2020, shipments have more than doubled. During the same three years, the number of murders in Guatemala has risen annually, after 11 straight years of decline. More than 80% have involved firearms.“
“In 2020, regulatory authority for approving firearms exports shifted from the US Department of State to the Department of Commerce, a switch that the gun industry hoped would ease delays and result in more exports.”
“For decades, the State Department oversaw the issuance of export licenses for firearms. Part of the job entailed identifying red flags as excessive violence in the countries where the guns were to be sold.”
“In 2020 the Trump administration shifted the authority to issue export licenses for small arms—a category that includes semiautomatic pistols and rifles—from State to Commerce. The gun industry was all for the shift to the Commerce Department, and it eagerly anticipated more international sales as a result. The National Rifle Association described the change to its members as “among the most important pro-gun initiatives by the Trump administration to date.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-us-gun-violence-border-crisis-guatemala/
Not only Guatemala, but also most of those same nations in Central America that refugees have been fleeing to the U.S. due to excessive violence in their home country. So we have the right yelling about immigration while supporting policies that create immigrants
Largely due to reducing regulations for better business, fattening up the gun manufacturers
Just proves what goes around comes around
“Guns in Guatemala were legally imported from the US. American gunmakers have been the leading supplier of firearms to Guatemala for years, but following a regulatory change in 2020, shipments have more than doubled. During the same three years, the number of murders in Guatemala has risen annually, after 11 straight years of decline. More than 80% have involved firearms.“
“In 2020, regulatory authority for approving firearms exports shifted from the US Department of State to the Department of Commerce, a switch that the gun industry hoped would ease delays and result in more exports.”
“For decades, the State Department oversaw the issuance of export licenses for firearms. Part of the job entailed identifying red flags as excessive violence in the countries where the guns were to be sold.”
“In 2020 the Trump administration shifted the authority to issue export licenses for small arms—a category that includes semiautomatic pistols and rifles—from State to Commerce. The gun industry was all for the shift to the Commerce Department, and it eagerly anticipated more international sales as a result. The National Rifle Association described the change to its members as “among the most important pro-gun initiatives by the Trump administration to date.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-us-gun-violence-border-crisis-guatemala/
Not only Guatemala, but also most of those same nations in Central America that refugees have been fleeing to the U.S. due to excessive violence in their home country. So we have the right yelling about immigration while supporting policies that create immigrants
Largely due to reducing regulations for better business, fattening up the gun manufacturers
Just proves what goes around comes around