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By Jim Wyss, Bloomberg News

Additional U.S. Marines being sent to Haiti to defend the embassy from gang attacks face a grim reality: They’re increasingly being targeted by American-made, military-grade firearms.

Haiti doesn’t manufacture weapons and has been under an arms embargo since 2022, but it’s awash in guns. And the Government Accountability Office says 90% of all weapons in Haiti used in a crime were US sourced.

It’s not just simple handguns.

During a chaotic shootout on the outskirts of Haiti’s capital this month, police killed seven gang members and captured a Barret M82 .50-caliber sniper rifle, which is manufactured in Tennessee.

“That is a true military weapon,” said Jonathan Lowy, president of Global Action on Gun Violence, w

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