U.S. Guns Fuel Violence In Latin America and Caribbean, Report Says

By Fox News Latino

In the aftermath of the botched Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal, close attention has been paid to where and to whom firearms from the United States are going.

A new report released by the Council of Foreign Relations, a New York-based think tank, claims that lax U.S. gun laws have fueled the rising tide of violence in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Citing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) eTrace program, more than 70 percent of the 99,000 firearms recovered in Mexico come from the U.S.

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