Firearms – The Diplomatic Envoy

Juan Orlando Hernández, a former 2-term president of Honduras, has been indicted on drug-trafficking and firearm charges and was extradited to the United States for trial. Hernández has been accused of conspiring with infamous drug lords such as Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel also known as El Chapo, to import copious amounts of cocaine into the U.S and of possessing destructive firearms.

Firearms Focus April 2019 2019

April 4, 2019January 22, 2021 Alyssa Veltre

Focus on Firearms: The Netherlands

Following an attack at a tram stop at Utrecht’s 24 Okterberplein, which left three dead and five injured, Dutch officials, who had originally ruled out terrorism, have reconsidered it as a potential motive upon discovery of a letter from the shooter the next day.

Firearms Focus April 2019 2019

April 4, 2019January 22, 2021 Luisa Chainferber

Focus on Firearms: Brazil

Brazil had the highest amount of gun-related deaths in the world during 2016. The country underwent a school shooting on March 13 that killed 10 people and injured 11 others

Firearms Focus April 2019 2019

April 4, 2019January 22, 2021 Gabrielle Goldworm

Focus on Firearms: New Zealand

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern proposed an outright ban on semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles six days after the attacks, and this action was met with widespread public support, despite backpedaling from the State Attorney General.

Firearms Focus April 2019 2019

April 4, 2019January 22, 2021 Axel Sontgerath

Focus on Firearms: Switzerland

In Switzerland, gun-ownership is something of a unique culture. There is a comfort surrounding firearm ownership that many would not find around the world. In the United States, it is often hailed as a success of liberal gun laws and the right to bear arms. Switzerland has the third-highest rate of private gun ownership in the world – behind the U.S. and Yemen.