New York Attorney General Letitia James, alongside 12 other attorneys general, calls on Congress to address U.S. gun trafficking to the Caribbean, particularly Jamaica. They urge enhanced funding for inspection agencies and support for the CATCH Act to improve anti-trafficking efforts, linking gun smuggling to rising violence in Caribbean nations.
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US Congress Proposes Legislation to Combat Arms Trafficking in the Caribbean.
A bill called the Caribbean Arms Trafficking Causes Harm (CATCH) Act has been introduced in the United States Congress to address the issue of illegal firearms flowing into the Caribbean, particularly impacting countries like Haiti. The act aims to enhance transparency and enforcement in anti-trafficking efforts, with a focus on reducing gun violence in the region.