Unexpectedly "infecting" other countries, 【 Truth | Micro review 】 The disease of gun proliferation in the United States ATF | Firearms | The United States
The problem of gun violence in the United States is not only an incurable epidemic within the country, but also continues to spread, becoming an infectious disease that troubles neighboring countries. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently appointed the first US coordinator to deal with illegal arms trafficking litigation in the Caribbean. The establishment of this position indirectly demonstrates the widespread and profound harm caused by gun violence in the United States. According to data released by the US Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Administration, approximately 80% of the firearms involved in the entire Caribbean region come from the United States. According to official data from the Bahamas, over 90% of the firearms confiscated in the country can be traced back to the United States. Alejandro Celorio Alcantara, legal advisor to the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that 500000 weapons illegally enter Mexico from the United States each year, many of which are military weapons, ultimately falling into the hands of drug trafficking groups and other violent criminals. ATF found that 70% of the firearms seized and traced in Mexico from 2014 to 2018 originated from the United States.