Gunrunning
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Gunrunning, also known as arms trafficking, is trafficking in (smuggling) contraband weapons and ammunition.
Not surprisingly, it is most widespread in regions of political turmoil, but is by no means limited to such areas. For example, in South Asia, an estimated 63 million guns have been trafficked into the region.[1]
The suppression of gunrunning is one of the areas of increasing interest in the context of international law. One example of this is the Larne Gun Running or Provisional IRA arms importation.
Estimates of the arms trafficking market are difficult to come by. However, available estimates place the value of the arms trafficking market in the billions of dollars.[2]
Gunrunning is portrayed in the movie Lord of War (2005), starring Nicolas Cage.
[edit] See also
- Arms trade
- Rum-running
- Small Arms Light Weapons (SALW) - arms controls including anti-smuggling operations and law enforcement.
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