1. Surplus Arms in South America
- Author:
- Aaron Karp
- Publication Date:
- 08-2009
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Small Arms Survey
- Abstract:
- Long at the forefront of international small arms issues, public debate and activism in South America have largely focused on matters surrounding civilian firearms, estimated here to total between 21.7 and 26.8 million. The reasons for this civilian preoccupation are principally linked to chronic gun violence. South America has 14 per cent of the global population, and roughly 3.5 to 4 per cent of the world's civilian firearms, but it suffers from roughly 40 per cent of all homicides committed with firearms.
- Topic:
- Political Violence, Arms Control and Proliferation, War, Armed Struggle, and Counterinsurgency
- Political Geography:
- South America