Firearms trafficking : U.S. role in efforts to stem the flow across Mexico's borders / Isaac E. Adams, editor.

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FIREARMS TRAFFICKING: U.S. ROLE IN EFFORTS TO STEM THE FLOW ACROSS MEXICO'S BORDERS; FIREARMS TRAFFICKING: U.S. ROLE IN EFFORTS TO STEM THE FLOW ACROSS MEXICO'S BORDERS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: FIREARMS TRAFFICKING: U.S. EFFORTS TO COMBAT FIREARMS TRAFFICKING TO MEXICO HAVE IMPROVED, BUT SOME COLLABORATION CHALLENGES REMAIN*; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; U.S.-Mexico Collaboration to Stem Firearms Trafficking; Principal U.S. Agencies Involved in Combating Firearms Trafficking

MOST FIREARMS SEIZED IN MEXICO THAT ARE TRACED BY ATF COME FROM THE UNITED STATES, AND MOST ARE PURCHASED IN SOUTHWEST BORDER STATESMost Firearms Recovered in Mexico that are Traced by ATF Come from the United States; Long Guns Account for about Half of All Firearms Seized in Mexico and Traced; Most Firearms Seized in Mexico and Traced to the United States were Purchased in Southwest Border States; Trafficking in Firearms Parts May Facilitate DTOs' Acquisition of Firearms and Complicates Authorities' Efforts to Prevent Trafficking

ATF AND ICE HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO IMPROVE COLLABORATION, BUT LACK OF MONITORING MAY CONTRIBUTE TO COORDINATION CHALLENGESATF and ICE Have Taken Steps to Improve Collaboration, but Some Challenges Remain; ATF and ICE Do Not Consistently Monitor Implementation of the 2009 MOU, Resulting in Continued Coordination Challenges; U.S.-MEXICO COLLABORATION ON FIREARMS TRAFFICKING WAS SCALED BACK AFTER 2012, BUT WHILE CHALLENGES CONTINUE, BILATERAL EFFORTS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN GAINING MOMENTUM

Bilateral Firearms Trafficking Efforts Slowed Following Mexican Moves to Consolidate Law Enforcement CollaborationCorruption and Frequent Turnover Continue to Hamper Bilateral Collaboration on Firearms Trafficking; Over the Past Year, Bilateral Collaboration on Firearms Trafficking Efforts Has Gained Momentum; THE CURRENT WEAPONS CHAPTER INDICATOR IN THE NATIONAL SOUTHWEST BORDER COUNTERNARCOTICS STRATEGY DOES NOT ADEQUATELY MEASURE THE PROGRESS OF U.S. AGENCIES IN STEMMING FIREARMS TRAFFICKING TO MEXICO; CONCLUSIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS

APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGYAPPENDIX II: COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; End Notes; Chapter 2: BUILDING PARTNER CAPACITY: U.S. AGENCIES CAN IMPROVE MONITORING OF COUNTER-FIREARMS TRAFFICKING EFFORTS IN BELIZE, GUATEMALA, AND MEXICO*; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; U.S. AGENCIES PROVIDE A VARIETY OF COUNTER-FIREARMS TRAFFICKING CAPACITY-BUILDING ASSISTANCE AND CONSIDERED KEY FACTORS IN SELECTING ACTIVITIES

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