Firearms
A firearm is any type of gun designed to be readily carried and used by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see Legal definitions). The first firearms originated in 10th-century China, when bamboo tubes containing gunpowder and pellet projectiles were mounted on spears to make the portable fire lance, operable by a single person, which was later used to good effect in the Siege of De'an in 1132. In the 13th century, fire lance barrels were replaced with metal tubes and transformed into the metal-barreled hand cannon. The technology gradually spread throughout Eurasia during the …
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Cato Institute · 13 November 2024 English
on abortion rights, school choice fared poorly, and Coloradans voted to impose an excise tax on firearms but not ban trophy hunting. Those were some of the notable results of last week's crop of ballot …
and Coloradans voted to impose an excise tax on firearms but not ban trophy hunting. Those were some of …
Amnesty International · 11 November 2024 English
In December 2024, 211 FIFA member associations will vote on whether to approve Morocco, Portugal and Spain as hosts of the 2030 men’s World Cup and Saudi Arabia as hosts …
mentioned the lack of clear guidelines on the use of firearms by private security guards and concerns raised … including UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, and UN Code of …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 11 November 2024 English
Violent crime and insecurity remain major barriers to prosperity in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). With just 8 percent of the global population, LAC accounts for a third of …
profitability of organized crime and the accessibility of firearms. Measures to strengthen the overall rule of law … local gangs, and the high availability and use of firearms (UNODC 2024a)—another related driver of homicides … percent of homicides in LAC are perpetrated using firearms in 2021, compared to 47 percent globally; UNODC … external factors, in particular the availability of firearms from the United States (see Annex 2).14,15 The … Bank (n.d.). 15 Drawing on data from the Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report published …
UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 9 November 2024 English
Relevant UNODC staff based in Promoting national ownership through HQ and in the region contributed to this support for the development and process and provided their inputs and implementation of …
Europe.9 Sexual In SEE, there is a stockpile of firearms and exploitation is the most prevalent form of … more hidden private important source region of firearms trafficking locations instead of night bars), … and in the into the EU. The report notes that firearms are motivation and recruitment strategies as well … money laundering is confiscated goods (e.g. drugs, firearms). included in the respective criminal codes, by … for a sustainable criminal justice response to firearms solution to the illegal possession, misuse, and …
GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 8 November 2024 English
Two of the panels at the conference were composed of high-level police and prosecutorial representatives from the WB6 and were devoted to discussing the integrity and independence of those institutions …
organized crime, including human trafficking, illicit firearms trafficking and other transnational criminal activities … and other illegal items were seized, including firearms and ammunition found during a home search. Despite …
ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 6 November 2024 English
Introduction India has yet to frame a national security strategy or a national security doctrine, instead relying on existing military strategies and directives, such as the Raksha Mantri’s Operational Directive …
2008 Mumbai attacks, where LeT terrorists used firearms and explosives to target multiple locations, resulting …
Amnesty International · 4 November 2024 English
was unarmed when he entered the store. Both he and the clerk were shot after the clerk pulled two firearms on Richard Moore. The courts rejected final appeals and the Governor denied clemency. Choose a language …
the clerk were shot after the clerk pulled two firearms on Richard Moore. The courts rejected final appeals …
Amnesty International · 4 November 2024 Spanish
was unarmed when he entered the store. Both he and the clerk were shot after the clerk pulled two firearms on Richard Moore. The courts rejected final appeals and the Governor denied clemency. Choose a language …
Eurojust: European Union's Judicial Cooperation Unit · 30 October 2024 English
Eurojust is strongly committed to pursuing its mission, convinced that the proper and timely implementation of judicial cooperation procedures and the coordination of cross-border investigations are indispensable tools in applying …
(in particular trafficking in drugs and illegal firearms, child sexual abuse, migrant smuggling and trafficking …
GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 30 October 2024 English
In October, the raised among the Haitian population and the importance spread of violence was dramatically accentuated by a it has assumed in the eyes of the international massacre committed …
transportation, imposing tolls other contraband, such as firearms.7 In 2023, the United on a short stretch of road … in Gressier and Ganthier Dominican Republic.8 Firearms have been tracked illustrate the expanding reach … cycle to break in Haiti, 15 August 2024. trends in firearms and drug trafficking, 2023. 6 David C. Adams and … Crime, Haiti’s criminal markets: Mapping trends in firearms and drug trafficking, 2023. 8 Ibid. RISK BULLETIN …
