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Number of Registered and Illicit Firearms in the Dominican Republic (2022)
InSight Crime
3 June 2022
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A week after the seizure, President Luis Abinader expressed his concern about the large number of illegal guns in the country, calling it a public health and public security issue. He stated that there are up to three illegal weapons for each of the country's 238,000 registered guns.
[Estimated illicit arms = 714,000
Total Estimated Private Firearm Possession = 952,000]
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https://insightcrime.org/news/us-guns-fuel-arms-trafficking-in-the-dominican-republic/