Reps. Castro, Escobar, Frost Introduce Stop Arming Cartels Act to Prevent Trafficking of Military-Grade Weapons to Mexican Cartels
May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release:
This week, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10) introduced the Stop Arming Cartels Act, legislation that builds on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to address the sale and trafficking of firearms from the United States to transnational criminal organizations around the world by prohibiting the further sale of 0.50 cal . . .
This week, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and Congressman Maxwell Frost (FL-10) introduced the Stop Arming Cartels Act, legislation that builds on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to address the sale and trafficking of firearms from the United States to transnational criminal organizations around the world by prohibiting the further sale of 0.50 cal . . .