Michigan Peace Team members following the situation and work for peace in Juarez are encouraged to read, watch or listen to the latest report from Democracy Now! A summary follows, with more information and coverage in this post, which is also available at: Democracy Now!: Watch/Listen/Read
From the Democracy Now! Coverage:
New Report: U.S. Encouraged Gun Sales to Drug Cartels
70% of Seized Mexico Guns Are from U.S.
Some 70 percent of guns seized in Mexico from 2009 to 2010 came from the United States, according to a new report from three U.S. senators. The report finds Mexican drug cartels are arming themselves with U.S. military-style weapons and urges a strengthening of U.S. regulations to stem the flow of guns to Mexico. It comes as lawmakers are holding hearings into a once-secret government plan to encourage U.S. gun shops to sell thousands of guns to middlemen for Mexican drug cartels. We speak to David Heath at the Center for Public Integrity.
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