Abstract

HERNANDEZ, Gerardo  and  OROZCO REYNOSO, Zulia. Firearms without borders. Baja California, Mexico case study (2013-2020). Estud. front [online]. 2021, vol.22, e082.  Epub Apr 04, 2022. ISSN 2395-9134.  https://doi.org/10.21670/ref.2119082.

This research aims to analyze firearms trafficking from the United States to Mexico and its correlation with homicidal violence in the border state of Baja California during 2013-2020. The methodology is inductive as it observes and registers the available data on weapon seizure. It is also exploratory because firearms trafficking has remained a subject of public discussion. However, it has been little analyzed theoretically from the perspective of the design and implementation of public policy. The results suggest that legal loopholes in Mexico’s legal firearms control framework encourage organized crime to traffic weapons, generating spirals of violence in territories such as Baja California. There are limitations in the availability of information, but the theoretical perspective allows the research hypothesis to be developed and tested.

Keywords : firearms; organized crime; institutions; firearms trafficking; Mexico; United States of America.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in English | Spanish     · English ( pdf ) | Spanish ( pdf )