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Gun Trafficking and Violence

Part of the St Antony's Series Book Series

Editors: Pérez Esparza, David; Ricart, Carlos A. Pérez; Weigend Vargas, Eugenio

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65636-2

ISBN: 978-3-030-65635-5

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Apr 23, 2021

1 - 10 of 10 Chapters

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Chapter 1An Introduction to “Gun Trafficking and Violence: From the Global Network to the Local Security Challenge”

Pérez Esparza, David; Pérez Ricart, Carlos A.; Weigend Vargas, Eugenio

Pages: 1 –18

[This introductory chapter presents the main objectives of this volume, provides introductory questions, and defines the advantages of this book. At the same time, this chapter describes the steps taken to elaborate this volume, including what was asked of scholars and practitioners for the...
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Chapter 2The Global Small Arms Trade and Diversions at Transfer

Picard, Michael; Shumska, Olena; Karp, Aaron

Pages: 19 –49

[This chapter provides a brief overview of the global small arms trade and examines how firearms under the regulated trade are diverted into the illicit sphere. In doing so, it hopes to illuminate the volume and complexity of the regulated arms trade, and what relationship it has to the illicit...
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Chapter 3Gun Violence and Key Challenges in the United States

Weigend Vargas, Eugenio; Sugarmann, Josh; Bhatia, Rukmani

Pages: 51 –92

[The objectives of this chapter are to provide an overview of gun violence in the United States, discuss the challenges that exist in addressing this crisis, and to provide policy recommendations. To do so, the authors compiled and analyzed information from academic articles, reports from...
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Chapter 4Guns in Latin America: Key Challenges from the Most Violent Region on Earth

Pérez Ricart, Carlos A.; Castillo, Jerónimo; Curry, Alex; Serrano, Mónica

Pages: 93 –122

[Latin America has been labeled as one of the most violent regions on Earth. With only 8% of the planet’s population, the region is the site of 33% of the world’s homicides. These homicides are mostly concentrated in four countries: Brazil, Colombia, México, and Venezuela. The main objective of...
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Chapter 5Understanding the Flow of Illegal Weapons in Central America

Aguirre Tobón, Katherine; Peters, Rebecca; Espinoza-Quirós, Ana Yancy

Pages: 123 –151

[This article presents a general overview on the flow of illegal firearms across Central America, a region with some of the world’s highest levels of criminal violence. Situated between the cocaine-producing countries of South America and consumers in North America, Central America has become a...
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Chapter 6A Hidden Time Bomb? Policing Illegal Firearms in Europe

Squires, Peter; Poole, Helen; Chilton, Jo; Watson, Sarah; Williamson, Helen

Pages: 153 –187

[The aim of this chapter is to discuss the security challenges associated with firearm possession (legal and illegal), weapon trafficking, and firearm misuse in Europe and then to explore how these challenges might be most effectively addressed. A concern also includes the trafficking of firearms...
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Chapter 7Africa Armed Violence and the Illicit Arms Trade

Wood, Brian; Danssaert, Peter

Pages: 189 –238

[In this chapter the authors consider major structural factors contributing to the illicit trade of small arms and light weapons in Africa. Stemming from the legacy of colonial domination, widespread extreme poverty, porous borders, and competition over natural resources, the majority of Africa’s...
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Chapter 8Small Arms Proliferation Challenges and Solutions in South and Southeast Asia

Picard, Michael

Pages: 239 –271

[This chapter examines the state of small arms proliferation and armed violence in South and Southeast Asia. Acknowledging the diversity of these two subregions, there are nevertheless shared challenges—and potentially shared solutions—in the national and international governance of small arms...
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Chapter 9Small Firearms in the Pacific: Regionalism and Non-Trafficking

Presser, Maxwell; Alpers, Philip

Pages: 273 –294

[Among all the world’s inhabited regions the twenty states of Oceania apply the most stringent gun controls. Pacific nations also suffer the lowest rates of gun trafficking and armed violence. This chapter outlines the clear historical, legal, geographical, and societal causes of a regional...
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Chapter 10“Gun Trafficking and Violence: From the Global Network to the Local Security Challenge” Final Remarks

Pérez Esparza, David; Haenlein, Cathy; Hetzel, Florian J.

Pages: 295 –308

[This final chapter presents several concluding comments, derived from the analyses presented in the previous chapters. In doing so, this chapter discusses the key challenges associated with gun violence and trafficking, which may be either specific to one region or shared among two or more...

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