Small Arms
production, policy and legislation


These profiles provide copies of states' laws and regulations concerning small arms, research on small arms production, and additional information on small arms issues. You will also find links to our database of authorised small arms transfers, and our archive of articles on arms trafficking.

Country profiles:
Use these links to find overview pages for particular countries
by alphabetical list
->by clickable map

(type in country name)

Nicholas Marsh is in charge of building this site. We encourage you to use our information, and we appreciate you citing our work and helping to publicize the existence of this resource. We welcome questions, comments and input from researchers around the world, and we will acknowledge your contributions on line.

NISAT, April 2004