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2025-02-04 12:17:20 UTC - HELPFUL
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As part of the agreement, the US has committed to prevent trafficking of high-powered weapons into Mexico. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-americans-may-feel-pain-trade-war-with-mexico-canada-china-2025-02-03/ An estimated 200,000-500,000 weapons per year are smuggled across the US border into Mexico, and 70% of firearms recovered from crime scenes were purchased in the US. https://home.watson.brown.edu/research/research-briefs/exit-wounds-how-americas-guns-fuel-violence-across-border
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