The Firearms Act prohibits the illicit acquisition of arms and ammunition.

Both groups deal in explosive making materials, ammunition, small arms and anti tank weapons such as the RPG.

Describe the types of weapons and ammunition available through the arms market and the cost of each.

collection purposes (collectionist item, national culture heritage item, item of museum value), design and manufacture of a category A firearm, the purpose of destroying firearms and ammunition, rendering them inoperative or manufacturing inoperative firearms and ammunition.

The shipments ranged in size from an individual weapon, such as a large and expensive anti aircraft gun, to ocean freight containers full of arms, ranging from explosives and ammunition to small arms, mines and anti tank weapons.

The final figures of collected weapons and ammunition are 28,314 weapons, 33,604 pieces of heavy munitions and 6,486,136 rounds of small arms ammunition.

The shipments ranged in size from an individual weapon such as a large and expensive anti aircraft gun to ocean freight containers full of arms, ranging from explosives and ammunition to small arms, mines and anti tank weapons.

One of the largest weapons caches reported in Liberia in June 2004 was never found 10 175 mm anti aircraft weapons and 375 cases of ammunition containing 24 rockets apiece, 1 multi tube rocket launcher, 40 122 mm tubes and 250 cases of ammunition containing 12 rockets apiece, 12 82 mm rocket launchers with 300 cases of ammunition containing 24 rockets apiece and 15 81 mm rocket launchers with 300 cases of ammunition containing 24 rockets apiece a complete heavy weaponry arsenal.

190 2003 Coll. on Firearms and Ammunition gives a detailed classification of the categories of firearms (A, B, C, D) and provides in its Section 4 that category A weapons are prohibited weapons, prohibited ammunition and prohibited weapon complements, further specifying in paragraph 2) that prohibited weapons are

Identify in detail the principal buyers of weapons and ammunition from the arms market.

(i) Small Arms Ammunition ( 14.5mm)

Section 33 (2) of the Firearms Act 1998 32 and the Firearms Amendment Act 2002 12 permits the transit of firearms and ammunition provided the arms and ammunition are bona fide cargo and entered on the manifest of the vessel or aircraft and declared to the Customs Department.

The UN Firearms Protocol will be implemented in the Weapons and Ammunition Act.

Given that small arms are inoperable without ammunition, the flow of ammunition for small arms and light weapons must also be brought under control.

Neither the Firearms and Ammunition Act nor the Firearms and Ammunition Regulation place restrictions on the number of weapons which may be licensed for each individual, meaning that relative lenience is shown in the matter, which is at the discretion of the Minister of the Interior or such person as he may delegate.

Weapons and ammunition found

Under the Regulation on Import and Export of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosive Articles and Fireworks and Imitation of Firearms of the Customs Department, it is necessary to lodge, register or check the Goods Declaration and supporting documentation concerning firearms prior to their import, export and transit.

Movement of arms and munitions

The security authorities pay considerable attention to controlling the sale, manufacture and repair of weapons, gunpowder manufacture, means of keeping weapons registers and securing the weapons of citizens while the required formalities are completed.

Although the disclosure of the names and locations of brokers involved in an arms transaction is not required, no firearm or ammunition may be sold or transferred other than by a registered dealer in firearms under the current Firearms Act.

The flow of weapons from Ethiopia to warlords and then to BAM helps to explain another source of small arms and ammunition available at BAM.

The group deals chiefly in ammunition, small arms and heavy weapons (anti aircraft and anti tank weapons).

(i) Small Arms Ammunition 14.5mm

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prohibit the person to possess fire or other arms and impound the weapon

1.21 Concerning the Committee's questions on effective control over firearms, ammunition and explosives, in regard to production, article 7 of the Firearms and Ammunition Act No. 34 of 1952 prohibits any person from manufacturing firearms or ammunition in the Kingdom except by licence from the Council of Ministers. The same applies to export article 9 of the same Act prohibits the export of arms from the Kingdom.

One of the stark examples of such outside intervention was the recent interception by the Kyrgyz authorities of a full train load of weapons and ammunition said to be destined for UF factions.

The Congolese Act of 21 February 1950 regulating firearms and ammunition makes it punishable to import, transport, possess, sell or discard firearms and ammunition.

Category 3 Hunting weapons and their ammunition.

Relevant acts and decrees are

Pursuant to the firearms and ammunition act, the applicant a natural person or a legal person may apply in writing for an exemption from the prohibition to acquire and possess a category A firearm.

1.22 It is worth pointing out that the conditions that an individual has to meet in order to be legally entitled to purchase a firearm are those contained in the Firearms and Ammunition Act, the Firearms and Ammunition Regulation and the directive, issued in 1997, on procedures for obtaining a licence to acquire a firearm.

Other firearms, their parts and components, and ammunition

Engine Manufacturers Association

Are there still arms and munitions in Liberia?

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Guns, open fire as soon as you're ready.

The amendments to Decree Law 39 89, the Arms and Ammunition Act, are aimed at improving controls relating to illicit trafficking in and illegal possession of firearms ammunition, illegal bearing of explosives, chemical, biological and nuclear weapons and experimental weapons, and the stockpiling of and illegal trade in firearms and ammunition.

Some 33,000 pieces of heavy munitions and unexploded ordnance, as well as 7 million rounds of small arms ammunition, had been collected and destroyed.

What national measures exist to prevent the manufacture, stockpiling, transfer and possession of the following items that are unmarked or inadequately marked small and light weapons other firearms, their parts and components and ammunition plastic explosives, other explosives and their precursors?

Palau has legislation banning the possession of firearms and ammunition.

62 30. Effects of the use of armaments and ammunitions containing depleted uranium

This battle determines the fate of Japan.

Risk assessment principles have been incorporated in the Regulation on Import and Export of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosive Articles and Fireworks and Imitation of Firearms of the Customs Department, which details all customs procedures and requirements (see question 9).

(ii) Any other weapon or destructive device such as any explosive, incendiary or gas bomb, grenade, rocket, rocket launcher, missile, missile system or mine