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/
Bloomberg · US Guns Fuel Guatemala Violence and Migrant Surge at the Border