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Caribbean Murder Rates Are Spiraling As Illegal Guns Flood In
Will demands for U.S. action help slow gunrunning to a region where the homicide rate is triple the global average?
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Behind a Rise in Latin America’s Violent Crime, A Deadly Flow of Illegal Guns
Weapons diverted from the U.S. and from militaries are plaguing the region. Governments can do more to combat the phenomenon.