Firearms without frontiers. Baja California, Mexico case study (2013-2020)

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 because it observes and registers the available data on weapon seizure. It is also exp...

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Autores principales: Hernández, Gerardo, Orozco Reynoso, Zulia
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spelling oai:ojs.localhost:article-9912022-04-01T16:45:31Z Firearms without frontiers. Baja California, Mexico case study (2013-2020) Armas de fuego sin frontera. El caso de Baja California, México (2013-2020) Hernández, Gerardo Orozco Reynoso, Zulia firearms organized crime institutions firearms trafficking Mexico United States of America Social Sciences Sociology Social pathology Gun control Crimes and offenses Political science Political institutions and public administration Government Mexico International relations Boundaries International security armas de fuego delincuencia organizada instituciones tráfico de armas México Estados Unidos Ciencias Sociales Sociología Patología Social Control de armas Delitos Ciencia política Instituciones políticas y administración pública Gobierno México Relaciones internacionales Fronteras Seguridad internacional 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 because it observes and registers the available data on weapon seizure. It is also exploratory because firearms trafficking has remained in public discussion. Still, little has been analyzed from the theoretical perspective, from the public policy agenda design and its’ implementation. The results suggest that regulatory gaps in the legal firearms control framework in Mexico encourage opportunities for 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. El objetivo de la investigación es analizar el tráfico de armas de fuego de Estados Unidos hacia México y su correlación con la violencia homicida en el estado fronterizo de Baja California en el periodo 2013-2020. La metodología es inductiva debido a que observa y registra la información disponible de la incautación de armas. También es exploratoria porque el tráfico de armas de fuego se ha mantenido en la discusión pública pero poco se ha analizado desde la perspectiva teórica del diseño de la agenda e implementación de las políticas públicas. Los resultados plantean que las lagunas en el marco normativo del control de armas de fuego en México incentivan oportunidades para que la delincuencia organizada trafique armas generando espirales de violencia en territorios como Baja California. Existen limitaciones en la disponibilidad de información, pero la perspectiva teórica utilizada permite desarrollar y comprobar la hipótesis de la investigación. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2021-11-17 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml application/epub+zip text/html text/xml application/pdf application/epub+zip text/html application/pdf application/pdf https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991 10.21670/ref.2119082 Estudios Fronterizos Revista; Vol. 22 (2021) Estudios Fronterizos; Vol. 22 (2021) 2395-9134 0187-6961 spa eng https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991/2034 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991/2035 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991/2036 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991/2037 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991/2070 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991/2071 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991/2072 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991/2073 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991/2082 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991/2083 Baja California. 2013-2020 Baja California. 2013-2020 Derechos de autor 2021 Estudios Fronterizos https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Firearms without frontiers. Baja California, Mexico case study (2013-2020)
author_facet Hernández, Gerardo
Orozco Reynoso, Zulia
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title Firearms without frontiers. Baja California, Mexico case study (2013-2020)
title_short Firearms without frontiers. Baja California, Mexico case study (2013-2020)
title_full Firearms without frontiers. Baja California, Mexico case study (2013-2020)
title_fullStr Firearms without frontiers. Baja California, Mexico case study (2013-2020)
title_full_unstemmed Firearms without frontiers. Baja California, Mexico case study (2013-2020)
title_sort firearms without frontiers. baja california, mexico case study (2013-2020)
description 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 because it observes and registers the available data on weapon seizure. It is also exploratory because firearms trafficking has remained in public discussion. Still, little has been analyzed from the theoretical perspective, from the public policy agenda design and its’ implementation. The results suggest that regulatory gaps in the legal firearms control framework in Mexico encourage opportunities for 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.
publisher Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
publishDate 2021
url https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/991
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