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Irish-Qhobosheane, Jenni. 2021 ‘Counting the Cost of Firearm Violence.’ How to Silence the Guns? Southern Africa's Illegal Firearms Markets, pp. 5-7. Geneva: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Geneva. 19 October

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While the exact figure for the number of illicit firearms in circulation in the SADC region is not readily available, it is estimated that in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe the number is about 3.8 million.

Of the three, South Africa has the largest pool of illicit firearms in circulation. The country also ranks 16th highest on the Global Peace Index for its high levels of violence. A 2018 Small Arms Survey report estimated that there are about 2.35 million illegal firearms in the hands of South African civilians.

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