According to an investigation by the news outlet Subrayado, there are approximately one million firearms in the possession of the population in the South American country, 600,000 of which are registered and 400,000 without state control.

The source pointed out that this is a market that continues to grow. Most of these weapons are in the hands of criminals, it warns.

The Ministry of the Interior uses figures that differ from those of the Ministry of Defense. Security and weapons experts have different data.

Subrayado maintains that acquiring an illegal firearm in the country is not very difficult.

It details that the most common firearms in the region come from the United States, Turkey, Israel, Germany, Argentina, Belgium, Hungary, and Brazil.

The day before, the government presented a National Security Plan that includes stricter penalties for those who possess ammunition and weapons obtained illegally.

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