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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Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry · 2 May 2024 English
In the aftermath of the October 7 war crimes committed by Hamas, the world has seen the worst wave of antisemitic incidents since the end of the Second World War. …
victims, while 36 involved the use of weapons, fake firearms, vehicles, or knives to strike, threaten, or …
World Bank Group · 25 April 2024 English
projects 31 resorting to the use of force and firearms as far as possible and attempt to de-escalate … situation as soon as practicable. I may use force and firearms only if other means remain ineffective or without … employed. 12. Whenever the lawful use of force and firearms is unavoidable, I will minimize damage and injury …
Blavatnik School of Government · 22 April 2024 English
10 THE CHANDLER SESSIONS PAPERS An Example of Integrity Gap Analysis: Report of the Auditor General of Nepal For the Auditor General of Nepal, integrity gaps are revealed, in part, …
the Senior Counsel and Director of the Canadian Firearms Centre Legal Services, before joining the Department …
ICG: International Crisis Group · 18 April 2024 English
16 “Memorandum Order 32: Reinforcing the Guidelines for the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police in the Implementation of Measures to Suppress and Prevent Lawless Violence”, …
assistance, remuneration commensurate to the value of firearms surrendered, temporary shelter, medical and housing … 75 per cent, from 900 to 210, and the number of firearms at their disposal by 78 per cent, from 1,150 to … insurgency to the state, often by supplying them with firearms, polarising some communities. In other cases, … attacks”, rebel strikes from out of nowhere to grab firearms and score propaganda points, were still taking …
UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 18 April 2024 French
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UN News, « Joint UN-INTERPOL operation disrupts firearms VID-19, un comprimé de Nirupquin (correspondant …
UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 17 April 2024 English
2012;99 the and across these communities and led to the emergence second is related to the seizure of firearms and cash in of powerful traffickers.91 The Panel of Experts on Mali the Niger. [...] The drugs were …
emergence second is related to the seizure of firearms and cash in of powerful traffickers.91 The Panel … are reported to have session and transport of firearms and ammunition, been connected to groups affiliated …
ATT: Arms Trade Treaty (Secretariat) · 16 April 2024 English
This proposal also addressed the future configuration and substance of the work in the working groups, including the alignment of the work in the other working groups with the mainstream …
against Transnational Organized Crime and its Firearms Protocol, the UN Convention against Corruption … gender-identity/sexual orientation; iii) Use of firearms in domestic violence, which may constitute a serious …
UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 15 April 2024 English
2) A reference for the continued deepening of the discussions at the Constructive Dialogues, and for the progressive refining of the related observations by the Chairs of the various meetings. …
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R Street Institute · 15 April 2024 English
The availability heuristic causes about the frequency of a people to make subconscious judgments about the frequency of a phenomenon phenomenon based on their awareness of similar events based on …
involved (e.g., threats, physical aggression, firearms) • Was the subject impaired? (e.g., mental health …
Christian Aid · 12 April 2024 English
• INGOs, international donors and the UN should support the leadership of local communities and civil society in the design and delivery of relief, in line with localisation commitments such …
being trafficked from the U.S to Haiti. Illegal firearms entering Haiti are understood to originate in … 1 Haiti’s criminal markets: Mapping Trends in Firearms 13 Haiti’s Lost Billions - The New York Times …
