Small Arms Survey

Our flagship publication is an annual review of global small arms issues and themes. The Small Arms Survey is recognized as the principal international source of impartial and reliable information on all aspects of small arms. Its blend of information and analysis makes it an indispensable resource for policy-makers, government officials, and non-governmental organizations.

Cumulative Index 2001–2008
 
 

Survey cover 2008
Small Arms Survey 2008:
Risk and Resilience

Survey cover 2007
Small Arms Survey 2007:
Guns and the City


Small Arms Survey 2006:
Unfinished Business


Small Arms Survey 2005:
Weapons at War


Small Arms Survey 2004:
Rights at Risk


Small Arms Survey 2003:
Development Denied


Small Arms Survey 2002:
Counting the Human Cost


Small Arms Survey 2001:
Profiling the Problem




The Small Arms Survey 2008: Risk and Resilience presents two thematic sections.
The first examines the problem of diversion as related to stockpiles, international transfers, and end-user documentation. It includes a case study on South Africa and a comic strip illustrating the potential ease by which someone with access to forged documentation can make arrangements to ship munitions virtually anywhere.
The second thematic section analyses the public health approach to armed violence, scrutinizing risk and resilience factors and considering related interventions. It includes an overview of the burden of armed violence, and two case studies of armed violence in El Salvador and the United States.
A chapter on light weapons production rounds out the volume.



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About the Small Arms Survey Project
English 57 kB
French 81 kB

About the Small Arms Survey 2008
English 209 kB
French 211 kB

Press release
English 116 kB
French 117 kB


Chapters

1. Light Weapons: Products, Producers, and Proliferation
Summary in English 2.7 MB
Summary in French 2.7 MB

2. Arsenals Adrift: Arms and Ammunition Diversion
Summary in English 112 kB
Summary in French 114 kB

3. A Semi-automatic Process? Identifying and Destroying Military Surplus

Full chapter 4.8 MB
Summary in English 110 kB
Summary in French 109 kB

4. Deadly Deception: Arms Transfer Diversion
Full chapter 7.4 MB
Annexes 225 kB
Summary in English 2.2 MB
Summary in French 2.2 kB

5. Who’s Buying? End-user Certification
Summary in English 2.4 MB
Summary in French 2.4 kB

6. The Meaning of Loss: Firearms Diversion in South Africa
Summary in English 2.7 MB
Summary in French 2.7 kB

Comic strip: Adventures of a Would-be Arms Dealer
3.7 MB

7. Reducing Armed Violence: The Public Health Approach
Summary in English 2.6 MB
Summary in French 2.6 MB

8. Risk and Resilience: Understanding the Potential for Violence
Summary in English 1.7 MB
Summary in French 1.7 kB

9. Targeting Armed Violence: Public Health Interventions
Full chapter 2.9 MB
Summary in English 324 kB
Summary in French 328 kB




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