The Scope and Implications of a Tracing Mechanism for Small Arms ...
The Scope and Implications of a Tracing Mechanism for Small Arms ...
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2.4 What About Ammunition? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57<br />
2.5 What Are the Criteria <strong>for</strong> Including or Excluding any<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Main Types <strong>of</strong> SALW?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61<br />
2.6 Which SALW Should Be the Subject <strong>of</strong> a <strong>Tracing</strong><br />
<strong>Mechanism</strong>? Why? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62<br />
2.7 Do Any Categories or Types <strong>of</strong> SALW Require Special<br />
Types <strong>of</strong> Marking? If so, Which Ones <strong>and</strong> Why? . . . . . . . 67<br />
2.8 Are <strong>The</strong>re Any SALW That Cannot Be Included in Any<br />
Type <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tracing</strong> <strong>Mechanism</strong>? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70<br />
2.9 What Are the <strong>Implications</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Various Options? . . . . . 74<br />
2.10 High-Tech Versus Low-Tech Marking:<br />
Significant <strong>Implications</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Tracing</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76<br />
2.11 How Could Difficulties Be Best Overcome? . . . . . . . . . . 78<br />
Chapter 3<br />
Marking <strong>and</strong> Record-keeping Systems <strong>and</strong><br />
Modalities <strong>of</strong> Operation<br />
Michael Hallowes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89<br />
3.1 <strong>The</strong> Different Kinds <strong>of</strong> Marking <strong>and</strong> Record-Keeping<br />
Systems Needed to Support a <strong>Tracing</strong> <strong>Mechanism</strong> . . . . . 89<br />
3.2 Existing National, Regional <strong>and</strong> Global Systems. . . . . . . . 111<br />
3.3 Gaps in Existing Controls Over the Legal <strong>Arms</strong> Trade . . . 116<br />
3.4 Building on Existing Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118<br />
3.5 Lessons That Can Be Learned From<br />
Other Commercial Sectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121<br />
3.6 Storage <strong>and</strong> Access to the In<strong>for</strong>mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125<br />
3.7 Storage Mediums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127<br />
3.8 Modalities <strong>for</strong> Communicating In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
<strong>and</strong> Operating a <strong>Tracing</strong> <strong>Mechanism</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127<br />
3.9 <strong>Tracing</strong> Modalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129<br />
3.10 Initiating <strong>Tracing</strong> Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130<br />
3.11 Appropriate Response Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132<br />
3.12 Establishing <strong>and</strong> Operating Cooperative <strong>Mechanism</strong>s . . . 132<br />
3.13 Confidentiality When <strong>Tracing</strong> Military <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Arms</strong>. . . . . . 133<br />
3.14 Legal <strong>Implications</strong> <strong>of</strong> Utilising Police <strong>and</strong> Military<br />
<strong>Tracing</strong> <strong>Mechanism</strong>s in an <strong>Arms</strong> Control Context . . . . . . 135<br />
3.15 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138