"Armed Violence in Our Regions Misuse of Small Arms in Asia and the Pacific" Regional Review Conference on the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development Manila, Philippines | 8-9 October 2014

1. Armed Violence in
Our Regions
Misuse of Small Arms in Asia
and the Pacific
Regional Review Conference on the Geneva
Declaration on Armed Violence and Development
Manila, 8-9 October 2014
Philip Alpers
philip.alpers@sydney.edu.au
Nebilyer Valley, Papua New Guinea

2. Global Firearm-related Mortality and Morbidity
• 875 million firearms in circulation worldwide
• 225 million (25%) held by state security forces
• 650 million (75%) in civilian possession
• 526,000 gun deaths per year
• (deaths in organised conflict approx 10%)
• As many as 1,400 gun deaths each day
• Average 1 death by gunshot each minute
• Non-fatal firearm-related injuries – 3:1
• These estimates exclude gun suicide
— Global Burden of Armed Violence. GDAV and the Small Arms Survey, Geneva

3. © Xinhua