Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Karp, Aaron. 2009. ‘Country Summaries – Bolivia.’ Surplus Arms in South America: A Survey; Working Paper 7, p. 31. Geneva: Small Arms Survey, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. 1 August.
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Country Summaries - Bolivia
Civilian firearms: For want of official data, estimates of civilian gun ownership
rely on parametric modelling, yielding a high-confidence estimate of approximately
260,000 firearms in civilian hands. Equivalent to 2.5 guns per 100 residents, this is a low level by international standards, almost certainly the lowest level of ownership in South America.