Small Arms In Southern Africa

South Africa has been a key player in efforts to prevent the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons and to ensure better regulation of their legal use. This publication details the experience of, and approach adopted by, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), which has destroyed 260,000 small arms as part of Operation Mouflon since 1997. These destruction and verification efforts were carefully planned and implemented to ensure that the safety and security of personnel was maintained and that the weapons were rendered unusable. It is hoped that this case study will provide valuable guidance to planners and policy makers in other countries seeking to design their own weapons destruction efforts and collection programmes.

Provides an in-depth analysis of the issue of small-arms control. It discusses wars & privatized violence, firearm production & the ease of purchase, land mines, sources of small arms & commodities-for arms transactions, the challenge of shrinking armies, taking weapons out of circulation, & restricting governmentally approved sales & illicit transfers of firearms. Charts & tables.

SCOTT (copy 1) From the John Holmes Library collection.

This publication examines the experiences of South Africa and Lesotho in the disposal of surplus weapons and the management of small arms stocks. It seeks to highlight the lessons learned and benefits realised in terms of security, development and economics, in order to encourage other governments in Africa to carry out similar programmes.

ISS i Sydafrika har siden 1996 kørt et specielt projekt vedrørende styring og kontrol af håndvåben - forkortet AMP - i relation til Sydafrikas (det sydlige Afrikas) sikkerheds- og udviklingsbehov. Bogen, som er en referencepublikation, præsenterer en række af ISS nøglepublikationer i f.m. projektet.