In Focus Armed Violence Monitor WEAPON SEIZURES in South East Europe in 2020
In Focus Armed Violence Monitor WEAPON SEIZURES in South East Europe in 2020

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: South East Europe; Weapon seizures; Firearm incidents; Illegal possession; Law enforcement; Small arms and light weapons (SALW); Gender patterns
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 brings into focus weapons seizures in South East Europe (SEE) from 1 January to 31 December 2020, being the most frequently reported type of incident in the mentioned period. Weapon seizures represent a powerful law enforcement response to combating the use, proliferation and trafficking of FAE. In this report, weapons seizures refer to all cases in which law enforcement agencies took hold of firearms, ammunition, and explosives (FAE) for numerous reasons, including illegal possession, lack of proof of ownership, voluntary surrender, or as crime scene evidence.

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