American #gunmakers have been the leading supplier of #firearms to Guatemala for years, but following a #regulatory change in 2020, shipments have more than doubled. The vast majority have been #semiautomaticpistols, the weapon most commonly used in US #guncrimes...the number of #murders in Guatemala has risen annually, after 11 straight years of decline.

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-us-gun-violence-border-crisis-guatemala/

'Sorry' doesn't fix dead... #GunCrimes #uspol

https://www.rawstory.com/jesse-osborne/?utm_source=123456&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14473

Saratoga County woman killed after turning into wrong driveway

Kaylin Gillis of Saratoga County was shot Saturday evening; a 65-year-old stands charged with second-degree murder

#KaylinGillis #NewYork #GunCrimes #GunCulture

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/washington-county-20-year-old-killed-saturday-17901499.php

A Republican governor lies about gun crime and the need for stricter gun laws. How unusual.

' The news organizations’ analysis found that lawmakers failed to pass at least two dozen bills that would have prevented people from legally obtaining the weapons and ammunition used in seven of the state’s mass shooting. '

#Texas #GunCrimes #MassShootings #GregAbbott

https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-greg-abbott-guns-crime-mass-shootings