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SEESAC. 2006 ‘Estimated Firearms Holdings in Moldova (2005).’ SEESAC SALW Survey of Moldova, p. 8. Belgrade: South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC). 1 July

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This Survey estimates that as of November 2005, there were over 159,638 weapons in the territory controlled by the Moldovan Government. Of them:

- 50,578 weapons were in the legal possession of individual citizens.
- 5,035 weapons were in the legal possession of legal entities, including private security companies.
- 51,025 weapons were in the hands of the state authorities.
- And at least 53,000 were in the illegal possession of individual citizens.

[GunPolicy.org calculation of Total Civilian Firearm Possession (legal & illicit): 108,613]

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[Total Registered Civilian Firearms: 55,613]

[Moldovan Population (2005): 3,948,261]*
[Rate of Registered Firearms per 100 population: 1.40]
[Estimated Rate of Illicit Firearms per 100 population: 1.34]
[Rate of Civilian Firearm Possession per 100 Population: 2.75]

*Source: Historical Population Data - USCB International Data Base

ID: Q15999

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