CONVERTIBLE WEAPONS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS
CONVERTIBLE WEAPONS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense
Published by: The South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC)
Keywords: convertible weapons; Western Balkan; European Union; firearms and weapons legislation
Summary/Abstract: This is the first report on the regulation of convertible weapons in the Western Balkan region including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and the UN administered territory of Kosovo. A comparative study was carried out to determine the extent to which convertible weapons are addressed in existing legislation and the extent to which this corresponds with new European Union regulations. The report was researched and written between May and July 2009. Reporting is based on reviews of firearms and weapons legislation, interviews with officials from the Ministries of Interior, local and international law enforcement personnel, advisors on small arms and ammunition issues; and a review of information published by national governments and local administrations, media and other public sources.

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