Running Guns

The Global Black Market in Small Arms

Laura Lumpe

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English

Zed Books Ltd
01 July 2000

Crime & criminology; Arms negotiation & control; Arms trade

Whether the war zone be in Africa, Sri Lanka, Chechnya or Afghanistan, most people are not killed by hi-tech or heavy weaponry, but by the small arms, cheap and accessible, that have flooded into so many countries in recent years. Crime rates involving guns have also soared, as South Africa and Kenya have experienced. Yet much of this cross-border arms trade is illegal. Several governments, including the United States, Canada and Mexico, are now pressing for a new global treaty on illegal trafficking in small arms.

This book is a fascinating, highly informative and policy-relevant investigation into an issue about which far too little is known, and which raises crucial questions about the black market.

Edited by: Laura Lumpe
Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781856498739
ISBN 10: 1856498735
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 July 2000
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lora Lumpe founded the Arms Sales Monitoring Project at the Federation of American Scientists in Washington DC in 1991 where she directed its research and advocacy programme until she became director of research at the Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers at the Peace Research Institute (PRIO), Oslo, in 1998. In addition to publishing numerous book chapters, magazine articles and op-eds, she edited the quarterly newsletter, Arms Sales Monitor. She coauthored Arms Trade Revealed: A Guide for Investigators and Activists (1998) and is the editor of other recent books on disarmament topics.

Reviews for Running Guns: The Global Black Market in Small Arms

'The international community is awakening to the dangers... Running Guns provides a body of interpretative analysis that should serve as the framework for developing real responses.' Daniel Garcia-Pea, former Colombian Presidential advisor and peace negotiator 'Provides the first in-depth coverage of the infrastructure of the small arms business, and traces the evolving international efforts to contain the impact of these weapons.' Jonathan M. Winer, former US Deputy Ass. Sec. of State for International Narcotics and Crime 'Running Guns lays out a no-nonsense agenda for government action that would effectively counter this deadly trade.' Jose Ramos-Horta, National Council of Timorese Resistance and Nobel Peace Laureate 'This book provides a wealth of analysis and outlines concrete steps that governments must take if they are serious about shutting down the traffic in small arms.' Jody Williams, International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Nobel Peace Laureate 'This book tells us what to do, and why we should do it now.' Jan Egeland, former Deputy Norwegian Foreign Minister