Definitions for arms trafficking
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1. Arms trafficking

   Arms trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transnational criminal organizations. The illegal trade of small arms, unlike other organized crime commodities, is more closely associated with exercising power in communities instead of achieving economic gain. Scholars estimate illegal arms transactions amount to over US$1 billion annually. To keep track of imports and exports of several of the most dangerous armament categories, the United Nations, in 1991, created a Register for Conventional Arms. Participation, however, is not compulsory, and lacks comprehensive data in regions outside of Europe. Africa, due to a prevalence of corrupt officials and loosely enforced trade regulations, is a region with extensive illicit arms activity. In a resolution to complement the Register with legally binding obligations, a Firearms Protocol was incorporated into the UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime, which requires states to improve systems that control trafficked ammunition and firearms.The 1999 Report of the UN Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms provides a more refined and precise definition, which has become internationally accepted. This distinguishes between small arms (revolvers and self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, submachine guns, assault rifles, and light machine guns), which are weapons designed for personal use, and light weapons (heavy machine guns, hand-held under-barrel and mounted grenade launchers, portable anti-aircraft guns, portable anti-tank guns, recoilless rifles, portable launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems, and mortars of calibres less than 100 mm), which are designed for use by several persons serving as a unit. Ammunition and explosives also form an integral part of small arms and light weapons used in conflict.

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1. Arms trafficking

   Arms trafficking, also known as gunrunning, is the illegal trafficking or smuggling of contraband weapons or ammunition. What constitutes legal trade in firearms varies widely, depending on local and national laws. The 1997 Report of the UN Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms provides a more refined and precise definition, which has become internationally accepted. This distinguishes between small arms, which are weapons designed for personal use, and light weapons, which are designed for use by several persons serving as a unit. Ammunition and explosives also form an integral part of small arms and light weapons used in conflict.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of arms trafficking in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of arms trafficking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of arms trafficking in a Sentence

1. Prime Minister David Cameron:

   And once the relevant permissions and U.N. Security Council resolution are in place, I will deploy a naval warship to the south-central Mediterranean to combat arms trafficking in the region, together these developments will help stabilize Libya, secure its coast and tackle the migration crisis.

2. Iran Dempsey:

   Under no circumstances should we relieve pressure on Iran relative to ballistic missile capabilities and arms trafficking.

3. Preet Bharara:

   Viktor Bout has been international arms trafficking enemy number one for many years, arming some of the most violent conflicts around the globe, he was finally brought to justice in an American court for agreeing to provide a staggering number of military-grade weapons to an avowed terrorist organization committed to killing Americans.

4. Raul Benitez:

   The fight against arms trafficking has been a failure.

5. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   Arms trafficking is one the things we need to fight if we are going to be effective in fighting terrorism.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_Trafficking
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=arms trafficking