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REGISYNC Podcast – Securing firearms, protecting EU citizens, Episode 2

Firearm registries play a pivotal role in enhancing security and civil life in Europe. They expedite the effective management of legally owned firearms and enable authorities to trace firearms in case of illicit use or diversion. The EU's recent…

REGYSINC PODCAST – Securing firearms, protecting EU citizens

European Union Member States are intertwined not just through their currency and economy, but also through their shared borders and security issues. Firearm-related crime and violence represent a major concern for Europe’s safety, as they…

At Whose Risk?

The Arms Trade Treaty is the first legally binding agreement linking the international arms trade to gender based violence (GTV). Although this linkage is vital, there has been little practical application of this provision. Arms export licensing…

1st Methodological Workshop

On 19 January 2022 the REGISYN partners held the 1st Methodological Workshop, designed to prepare the ground for collecting data on the existing legal registers in the 35 target countries (27 EU member states, 6 Western Balkan countries, Moldova…

Small Arms Survey Annual Report 2020

The Small Arms Survey had 31 active projects and consultancies in 2020, focusing on strengthening sanctions implementations, profiling ammunition and automatic ballistics information systems, analyzing the global authorized small arms trade,…

Destruction of SALW in Moldova

2119 arms, 50,000 cartridges and 142 parts and components were destroyed on 25 November 2021 in Smelting facility JST “ARES UT” in Chisinau. The disposal of SALW, their components and significant amount of cartridges was accomplished…

REGISYNC project launched!

A consortium of four leading organizations in the field of security research and small arms proliferation (Arquebus Solutions, CSD, Ecorys and the Small Arms Survey) launched the REGISYNC project, aimed at reducing the diversion of firearms…