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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EU: European Union · 28 October 2024 English

‘Moderate Coherence’, respectively. • For the ‘EU Firearms Directive 2021/555’, four out of nine stakeholders (legal) persons is prohibited, similar to the firearms Directive. Finally, a MSA/national and EU enforcement


UN: The United Nations · 28 October 2024 English

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to whether the 2003 law concerning the use of firearms met the international law requirement for their United Nations guidance on the use of force and firearms. He would welcome information about the training principle of proportionality, and any use of firearms had to be reported to the competent publicCCPR/C/SR


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 28 October 2024 English

Introduction The Arthaśāstra is conventionally attributed to Kauṭilya, who is believed to be Cāṇakya, who in turn is equated with Viṣṇugupta, ‘minister’ to the first Mauryan emperor, Candragupta. This identification …

changing with the advent of pike-armed infantry and firearms from the 12th century, which increasingly thwarted


EU: European Union · 28 October 2024 English

to say’ (54.1%, 20 out of 37).  For the EU Firearms Directive 2021/555, each 13.5% (5 out of 37) responded


UN: The United Nations · 25 October 2024 English

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Priority Actions on the Illicit Proliferation of Firearms and Ammunition across the Caribbean in a Sustainable Sustainable Manner by 2030 (Caribbean Firearms Roadmap) and the Central American road map to prevent and address the illicit proliferation and trafficking of firearms and ammunition, Welcoming further the initiative Priority Actions on the Illicit Proliferation of Firearms and Ammunition across the Caribbean in a Sustainable Sustainable Manner by 2030 (Caribbean Firearms Roadmap), the Central American road map to prevent and address


AU: African Union · 24 October 2024 English

on Measures to address drug supply reduction along with countering enablers of drug trafficking: firearms, corruption and money laundering which addresses illicit trafficking in drugs, drug law enforcement

with countering enablers of drug trafficking: firearms, corruption and money laundering which addresses


EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 23 October 2024 English

Precise figures about the numbers of illegal firearms in the European Union (EU) are lacking, but several indicators point to their widespread availability and accessibility. According to the Small Arms the estimated total number of firearms held by civilians in the EU in 2017 were unlicensed. While most of these citizens had no criminal intentions, their illicit firearms could be used for self-harm or or terrorists. Most criminals and terrorists have more sophisticated ways to get hold of illicit firearms. They can be trafficked from source countries, diverted from legal supply chains, illegally manufactured

policy on firearms trafficking SUMMARY Precise figures about the numbers of illegal firearms in the European Survey, over half of the estimated total number of firearms held by civilians in the EU in 2017 were unlicensed citizens had no criminal intentions, their illicit firearms could be used for self-harm or domestic violence more sophisticated ways to get hold of illicit firearms. They can be trafficked from source countries sourced on the internet. Firearms seizures suggest that the EU illicit firearms market is made up mostly


UN: The United Nations · 23 October 2024 English

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by bolstering their capacity to combat illicit firearms and ammunition trafficking, the illicit possession


UN: The United Nations · 21 October 2024 English

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the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials.A/79/3 24-14714


EU: European Union · 21 October 2024 English

human beings; (c) smuggling and trafficking in firearms including SALW; (d) smuggling and trafficking


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