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Who supplied German rifles to Georgia?

Georgian soldiers fighting the Russian army in South Ossetia are using guns apparently illegally obtained from Germany.

After the bombs, armed looting in Gori

After a week of intense conflict between Russian and Georgian forces, civilians in the Georgian town of Gori are now suffering a wave of armed looting.

DRC: Are government and rebel troops rearming?

Concerns are rising over the threat of renewed conflict between the government and rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as a BBC report reveals that both sides are re-arming in the east of the country.

40% of military guns are excess stock

38% of the world’s military firearms are surplus stock, according to the Small Arms Survey Yearbook 2008, published on 14 July . It estimates that 76 million out of the 200 million military firearms worldwide are in excess. Despite this surplus, the Survey estimates only 430,000 military weapons are destroyed each year, which is far fewer than the estimated 700-900,000 military weapons being newly produced.