Revisiting Mexico’s lawsuit against US gun trafficking
The Take
English - May 20, 2022 09:00 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 324 ratingsNews Society & Culture aj+ world journalism reporters al jazeera global news news podcasts international news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In Mexico, American guns are a fact of life. The Mexican government estimates nearly 70% of guns trafficked into the country come from the US. Meanwhile, in the US, the same patchwork of weak gun laws affects Mexico: gun trafficking is not a federal crime. The Mexican government is taking an unusual tack to try to stop the flow of arms: they’ve filed a lawsuit. With no sign of the cartel violence slowing, can a lawsuit stem the flow of guns to Mexico?
In this episode:
John Holman, Al Jazeera correspondent (@johnholman100)
Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Center for American Progress (@eugenioweigend)
This episode was updated by Ney Alvarez. The original production team was Alexandra Locke, Ney Alvarez, Negin Owliaei, Dina Kesbeh, Amy Walters, Priyanka Tilve, Tom Fenton, Stacey Samuel, and Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
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