Guns in Puerto Rico: Locked and Loaded in the Tropics

At 91 per cent, Puerto Rico has the worlds highest overall percentage of homicides by firearms. But this statistic hasnt stopped the NRA from setting up shop, establishing their 51st chapter in Puerto Rico. Puerto Ricos skyhigh murder rates and extremely strict gun laws have only encouraged the association to fight for their constitutional rights, and arm the island with more and more guns. In 2014 alone, gun permit applications doubled, possession of guns tripled, and licenses for shooting ranges quad