Q&A with a Cuban expert on the island nation’s anti-gun laws

Havana, Cuba. (Photo from licensed Shutterstock account).

by Lee Williams  Duels were once commonplace in Cuba. Political opponents fought each other with pistols or swords up until the 1940s. University students and others who were politically active carried handguns for self-defense. Back then, there was a different tradition about firearms, one expert says.  “But from when Fidel Castro came to power in … Read more

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