Podcasts Government Small Arms Survey podcasts Step by Step: Researching the global distribution of small arms

Step by Step: Researching the global distribution of small arms

Published: Sept. 3, 2014, 10 p.m.

b'Around 875 million firearms are in circulation worldwide, with three-quarters of these in civilian hands, according to Small Arms Survey estimates. These widely-cited calculations are the result of an ongoing programme on inventories and stockpiles\\u2014started over a decade ago\\u2014to gather comprehensive data on the distribution of small arms and light weapons around the world. The programme has developed an ever larger pool of information that was initially scarce and unsystematic, but now can provide increasingly accurate and up-to-date knowledge of small arms and light weapon holdings. In this podcast, Senior Consultant Aaron Karp and Researcher Hannah D\\xf6nges discuss the challenges, achievements, and future directions of this initiative.'