Guns from America reach more than 130 countries, and inundate Mexico with over 200,000 guns every year crossing the border and arming the drug cartels. In this groundbreaking new work of investigative journalism, Ioan Grillo delves into the enormous black market for firearms in the Americas: he travels to gun manufactures, strolls the aisles of gun shows and gun shops, hangs out on Baltimore street corners, talks to federal agents who have infiltrated gangs, and visits the ATF gun tracing centre in West Virginia. Along the way, Grillo lays bare the many ways that guns slip through the legal cracks and into the hands of criminals, fueling violence in U.S. inner cities, amoung Mexico's powerful cartels and beyond. At a time when debates around gun control are fife, this gripping expose draws a startling connection between guns and the global drug trade, revealing them to be key accessories in our epidemics of addiction. Trade Paperback Ed 2021.
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