The mass importation of guns to trade for enslaved people altered the conduct of warfare in Africa and changed the balance of power between kingdoms. At the height of the Atlantic trade ...

"These convictions send out a clear message that the illegal gun trade will not be tolerated in our city." ...

This legislation, complemented by targeted policing interventions to reduce gun availability, saved approximately 4,500 lives across five South African cities between 2001 and 2005. However ...