In Focus Armed Violence Monitor - CELEBRATORY SHOOTINGS in South East Europe in 2021
In Focus Armed Violence Monitor - CELEBRATORY SHOOTINGS in South East Europe in 2021

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Politics, Security and defense
Published by: The South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC)
Keywords: celebratory shootings; South East Europe; firearms incidents; illegal weapon possession; gender and perpetrators; victims and fatalities; SEESAC Armed Violence Monitor
Summary/Abstract: In Focus - Armed Violence Monitors provide information on the specific types of firearm incidents and the related topics to illustrate the magnitude of firearms' adverse impact on civilians. This issue deals with celebratory shooting incidents in South East Europe (SEE) from 1 January to 31 December 2021, including a comparative overview to 2020. The celebratory shooting is an act of discharging a firearm into the air during celebrations, festivities, sports, religious or other public events. Celebrating and marking the occasion with loud gunfire is a tradition that has prevailed in many cultures and geographic regions, including SEE. There are, however, a number of risks and consequences associated with this practice, from accidental death and injury to property damage caused by stray bullets.

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