IMPORT AND EXPORT OF SMALL FIREARMS

• NCJ Number: 36261
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 100 pages
• Corporate Author: International Criminal Police Organization
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Survey (Cross-Cultural)
• Language: English
• Country: France
• Note: INTERPOL, 43D GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION, CANNES, 19-25 SEPTEMBER 1974.

Annotation

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE REPLIES OF 63 COUNTRIES TO A FEBRUARY 1972 QUESTIONAIRE SURVEY ON THEIR NATIONAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF SMALL FIREARMS.

Abstract

FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS ARE DISCUSSED - WHOLESALE IMPORT OF SMALL FIREARMS (COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS), BRINGING IN OF SMALL FIREARMS BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, WHOLESALE EXPORT OF SMALL FIREARMS (COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS), AND TAKING OUT OF SMALL FIREARMS BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS. CONSIDERED ARE THE SYSTEM IN FORCE, CONDITIONS GOVERNING SUCH OPERATIONS IN COUNTRIES WHERE THEY ARE AUTHORIZED BUT SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS, CONTROL AUTHORITIES AND PROCEDURES, AND PENALTIES. ADDITIONAL DATA IS CONSOLIDATED IN THREE APPENDIXES: PENALTIES, LAWS AND REGULATIONS: REFERENCES, AND THE MANUFACTURE OF SMALL FIREARMS.