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A Strategy to Reduce Gun Trafficking and Violence in the Americas

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  • Shannon K. O'NeilCFR Expert
    Senior Vice President of Studies and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair

My CFR colleague Julia Sweig just published a policy innovation memorandum outlining “A Strategy to Reduce Gun Trafficking and Violence in the Americas,” where she argues that lax U.S. gun laws contribute to Latin America’s high rates of gun-related homicide and violence. The recommendations take domestic political challenges into consideration and offer a path for the Obama administration—in line with the Second Amendment—to both diminish the flow of guns and ammo to the south and to enhance the United States’ diplomatic standing in the region.

You can read the full report here.