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  3. Trafficking in illegal firearms

Trafficking in illegal firearms

Nature

The possession, sale or transport of illegal firearms is a crime. Weapons like sawed off shotguns and machine guns; ammunition like dumdum bullets and explosives like plastics are designed nearly exclusively for military purposes and any other reason for possessing them is for criminal or terrorist activity.

Broader

Trafficking
Unpresentable
Firearms and explosives crimes
Unpresentable

Value

Trafficking
Yet to rate
Illegality
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Commerce » Trade
  • Defence » Arms
  • Law » Legality
    • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E7711
    DOCID
    11577110
    D7NID
    152068
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/trafficking-illegal-firearms