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-{{mergeto|Firearm|discuss=Talk:Firearm#Merge proposal Small Arms into Firearm|date=June 2018}}
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-{{about|small arms|other weapons colloquially referred to as "light weapons"|Small Arms and Light Weapons}}
-[[File:Rifles at the National Firearms Museum.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Assortment of small arms including the FAMAS, vz.52, CAR-15, M24, SVD, Valmet M76 and AKMS rifles]]
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-'''Small arms''' include [[handgun]]s ([[revolver]]s and [[pistol]]s) and [[long gun]]s, such as [[rifle]]s, [[carbine]]s, [[shotgun]]s, [[submachine gun]]s, [[assault rifle]]s, [[personal defense weapon]]s, and [[light machine gun]]s.
-The world's top small arms [[firearms manufacturing company|manufacturing companies]] are [[Browning Arms|Browning]], [[Remington Arms|Remington]], [[Colt Defense|Colt]], [[Sturm, Ruger & Co.|Ruger]], [[Smith & Wesson]], [[Savage Arms|Savage]], [[O.F. Mossberg & Sons|Mossberg]] (USA), [[Heckler & Koch]], [[SIG Sauer]], [[Carl Walther GmbH|Walther]] (Germany), [[Glock Ges.m.b.H.|Glock]], [[Steyr-Mannlicher]] (Austria), [[FN Herstal]] (Belgium), [[Beretta]] (Italy), [[Norinco]] (China), [[Tula Arms]] and [[IZhMASh|Kalashnikov]] (Russia), while former top producers were [[Mauser]] & [[Springfield Armory]].
-== Global distribution of small arms ==
-{{for|a more detailed list of common firearms|List of most-produced firearms}}
-In 2018, [[Small Arms Survey]] reported that there are over one billion small arms distributed globally, of which 857 million (about 85 percent) are in [[civilian]] hands.<ref>http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/de/about-us/highlights/2018/highlight-bp-firearms-holdings.html Small Arms Survey reveals: More than one billion firearms in the world</ref><ref>http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/T-Briefing-Papers/SAS-BP-Civilian-Firearms-Numbers.pdf Estimating Global CivilianHELD Firearms Numbers. Aaron Karp. June 2018</ref> U.S. civilians alone account for 393 million of this total (about 45 percent).<ref>http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/T-Briefing-Papers/SAS-BP-Civilian-Firearms-Numbers.pdf Estimating Global CivilianHELD Firearms Numbers. Aaron Karp. June 2018</ref> The worlds [[armed forces]] control about 113 million (about 13 percent) of the globally total of small arms, of which over 43 percent belonging to two countries the Russian Federation (30.3 million) and China (27.5 million).<ref>http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/de/about-us/highlights/2018/highlight-bp-firearms-holdings.html Small Arms Survey reveals: More than one billion firearms in the world</ref> [[Law enforcement agency|Law enforcement agencies]] control about 23 million (about 13 percent) of the globally total of small arms.<ref>http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/de/about-us/highlights/2018/highlight-bp-firearms-holdings.html Small Arms Survey reveals: More than one billion firearms in the world</ref>
-==See also==
-* [[Arms trafficking]]
-* [[Firearm]]s
-* [[Gun control]]
-* [[Small arms trade]]
-* [[Small Arms and Light Weapons]]
-== Explanatory notes ==
-{{notelist}}
-==References==
-{{reflist|30em}}
-==Further reading==
-* Dikshif, P. Proliferation of Small Arms and Minor Weapons, ''Strategic Analysis'', Vol. 17(2) May 1994.
-* Gould, C. and Lamb, G., ''Hide & Seek: Taking Account of Small Arms in Southern Africa'', Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria, 2004.
-==External links==
-* [https://fas.org/asmp/campaigns/smallarm.html Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Small Arms Monitoring page]
-* [http://www.smallarmssurvey.org Small Arms Survey]
-* {{YouTube|id=GJzXG7MYX1c|title="How Small Arms Work - Training Film"}}
 [[Category:Arms control]]
 [[Category:Firearms]]
-[[Category:Gun politics]]
-[[Category:Personal weapons]]
 [[Category:Small arms]]