Article 6KB7C Guns and weapons trafficked from US fueling Haiti gang violence

Guns and weapons trafficked from US fueling Haiti gang violence

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Oliver Laughland
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Experts say most guns smuggled from states with lax firearms laws such as Florida, Arizona and Georgia

As Haiti has again plunged into violent chaos, images of gang members bearing high-powered rifles, pump action shotguns or automatic weapons in the streets of Port-au-Prince have become ubiquitous.

But this weaponry is not made in Haiti, a country with no firearms or ammunition manufacturing capabilities.

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