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11. The number that I see in this and other reports is half a million

Wed Mar 27, 2024, 08:46 PM

Mar 27

And, yes, they come from the US:

As Haiti has again plunged into violent chaos, images of gang members bearing high-powered rifles, pump-action shotguns or automatic weapons in the streets of Port-au-Prince have become ubiquitous.

But this weaponry is not made in Haiti, a country with no firearms or ammunition manufacturing capabilities.
It is an arsenal that largely comes directly from the US, with most guns, experts say, likely to have originated from states with lax firearm laws, and many trafficked into Haiti from Florida.

This clandestine trade has left Haiti’s gangs with a vast cache of illegal arms and much greater firepower than the country’s dispirited and underfunded police force. A 2020 estimate published by Haiti’s disarmament commission estimated there could be as many as 500,000 small arms in the country, with just 38,000 of those legally registered. The number, analysts say, is now likely to be even higher following an uptick in trafficking operations in recent years.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/14/haiti-gang-violence-us-guns-smuggling

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The BBC News just said that Haiti has an estimated half a billion firearms due to rampant.... [View all] RussellCattle Mar 27 OP

And nearly all come from the US malaise Mar 27 #1

Right. elleng Mar 27 #3

More like centuries and add the French malaise Mar 27 #5

Yes, an utterly miserable LONG history. elleng Mar 27 #6

The RW Haitian community is embraced by RW Cuban and Ven communities. Marcus IM Mar 27 #12

They embraced the Jamaican RWs in the late 70s and 80s malaise Mar 27 #14

That's about 42 guns per person BeyondGeography Mar 27 #2

I don't think the numbers are accurate but there are a lot of guns malaise Mar 27 #7

The number that I see in this and other reports is half a million BeyondGeography Mar 27 #11

We're part of the illegal gun exports malaise Mar 27 #13

bullshit getagrip_already Mar 27 #4

Seems Suspicious To Me, Too ProfessorGAC Mar 27 #8

Exactly sounds like nonsense EX500rider Mar 27 #9

*If the US wants to stop this, they could easily do it one month!" He pleads: elleng Mar 27 #10

That is the more important point malaise Mar 27 #15

Journalists/editors should have better numeracy in a Fermi question type way. RockRaven Mar 27 #18

It is BS. former9thward Mar 27 #19

Lots of dead Haitians over recent decades. Marcus IM Mar 27 #16

Appears you double posted nt sarisataka Mar 27 #17