Additional U.S. Marines being sent to Haiti to defend the U.S. Embassy from gang attacks face a grim reality: They're increasingly being targeted by American-made 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 U.S.-sourced.

It's not just simple handguns.

During a shootout on the outskirts of Haiti's capital this month, police killed seven gang members and captured a Barrett M82 .50-caliber anti-materiel rifle, which was manufactured in Tennessee.

"That is a true military weapon," said Jonathan Lowy, president of Global Action on Gun Violence, which has been working with foreign governments to try to stem the flow of U.S. weap

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