TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jongleux,Benjamin
AU  - Florquin,Nicolas
ED  - EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium
TI  - Monitoring the response to converted firearms in Europe
T2  - Non-proliferation and disarmament papers
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Brussels
PB  - EUNPDC
KW  - small arms
KW  - EU
KW  - monitoring
KW  - Europe
KW  - weapons
N1  - "October 2020"; Prior to the recent changes to the European Union (EU) Firearms Directive, and due to inconsistent national regulations, several types of readily convertible firearms could be purchased with few restrictions in a number of EU member states, modified into lethal weapons and trafficked within the region. This situation contributed to the growing criminal use of models that were easy to convert into lethal firearms. In response, the EU adopted a number of new regulatory measures from 2017 onwards and supported joint law enforcement operations that specifically targeted trafficking in converted firearms. Based on research undertaken by the Small Arms Survey, this paper reviews these EU efforts and the evolving dynamics of firearms conversion in Europe as a whole. It argues that while EU member states are moving towards greater harmonization of their national legislation, there have been significant delays in some countries, and that the interpretation of certain standards and procedures remains inconsistent. The paper also argues that improving the strategic intelligence picture of illicit firearms trafficking in Europe remains critical for measuring the success of these efforts and for detecting emerging threats; SIP2023
UR  - https://www.sipri.org/publications/2020/eu-non-proliferation-and-disarmament-papers/monitoring-response-converted-firearms-europe
UR  - https://www.nonproliferation.eu/activities/online-publishing/non-proliferation-papers/
ER  -