Small arms and light weapons
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Small arms and light weapons, in arms control protocols, are two main classes of man-portable weapons.
AKMs, H&K G3 and RPG-7s found by U.S. Marines in Fallujah
Arms trafficking
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Weapons trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms, explosives, and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transna
Small arms and light weapons
…anti-aircraft missile systems, and mortars of a calibre of less than 100 millimetres. Such arms control policies and treaties are focused on international arms trafficking (importation and export), and in the standardization of laws, protocols and sharing of law enforcement information and best practices across nations…
Illegally trafficked small arms and light weapons captured by the United States Fifth Fleet, May 2021
A tower of confiscated smuggled weapons about to be set ablaze in Nairobi, Kenya