Letter to Government Accountability Office
Date of Publication
1-1-2023 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Human Rights
Keywords
Gun violence, trafficking of illicit firearms, criminal organizations in Central America, human rights
Description
This letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) serves as a request for revision of the trafficking of illicit firearms from the United States into the Caribbean. The letter urges the GAO to consider the effects that illicit U.S. firearms will have on the security situation in Haiti. To better evaluate these effects, the letter suggests that the GAO seek more in-depth information on the extent of the illicit firearms trade in the Caribbean.
Letter to Government Accountability Office
This letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) serves as a request for revision of the trafficking of illicit firearms from the United States into the Caribbean. The letter urges the GAO to consider the effects that illicit U.S. firearms will have on the security situation in Haiti. To better evaluate these effects, the letter suggests that the GAO seek more in-depth information on the extent of the illicit firearms trade in the Caribbean.