US and Canada to Increase Tracing of Guns Intercepted at Border

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas shake hands after signing an agreement following the conclusion of the 2023 Canada-United States Cross-Border Crime Forum, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 28, 2023. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP

The United States and Canada signed four agreements in Ottawa on April 28 meant to reduce cross-border crime, including one that involves increased tracing of guns that are intercepted at the U.S.–Canada border.

The move is intended to enhance efforts to stop firearms trafficking to Canada from the United States, officials from both countries said.