Gun Policy News
Insecurity Fuels Honduras' Illegal Gun Ownership of Over 1 Million
13 February 2014
InSight Crime (Bogota)
Two thirds of the 1.8 million guns in Honduras are reportedly circulating illegally, with the country's geography and high perceptions of insecurity fueling gun ownership.
According to newspaper La Tribuna, just 600,000 guns are legally registered, leaving 1.2 million guns in undocumented circulation. The total figure, if accurate, equates to nearly one gun for every four people in the country, with La Tribuna reporting their total estimated value to be $1.8... (GunPolicy.org)