Pathway to policy:firearms trafficking and public health in the Caribbean

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The Caribbean region continues to suffer from high levels of firearm-related violence, with worrying developments that include the recruitment of children and adolescents into armed gangs, shootings in hospitals, and a surge in gang violence. Most of the weapons seized from perpetrators of these and other crimes are handguns, but recent data reveals a rise in trafficking of AR- and AK-pattern rifles and large-capacity magazines to some Caribbean countries. The impacts of gun violence on national health systems are substantial, diverting already scarce resources from violence prevention, education, and development. "Pathway to Policy: Firearms Trafficking and Public Health in the Caribbean"-a new Report by the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security, the Caribbean Public Health Agency, the George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre at the University of the West Indies, and the Small Arms Survey published as part of a joint project-updates and expands on the data collected for the previous Caribbean Firearms Study and sets out policy observations to address firearms trafficking and violence as a public health issue.

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