Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
SEESAC. 2019 ‘Total Firearms Holdings by Civilians and Private Entities in North Macedonia (2012-2016).’ SEESAC North Macedonia - 2012/2016 SALW Survey, p. 21. Belgrade: South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC). 18 December
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Table 1: Total firearm holdings by state agencies*, civilians and private entities, 2012 – 2016
Category: 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016
State: Not available - Not available - Not available - Not available - Not available
Civilian: 160,516 - 165,153 - 168,778 - 171,388 - 173,704
Private entities: 4,149 - 6,587 - 8,629 - 10,474 - 12,387
Total: 164,665 - 171,740 - 177,407 - 181,862 - 186,091
*Note that data on the active firearms held by state agencies was considered classified information.
As Table 1 illustrates, the number of firearms held by civilians and private entities increased from 164,665 in 2012 to 186,091 in 2016, with the vast majority of firearms held by civilians (95.2% on average across all five years). Legal civilian firearm holdings increased steadily from 160,516 in 2012 to 173,704 in 2016, an increase of 8.2%, while the firearms held by private entities increased by 198.6%, from 4,149 in 2012 to 12,387 by 2016.