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The term small arms is used to describe any weapon that a person
can easily transport and fire. It describes personal weapons such as pistols, rifles, grenades, grenade launchers, mortars and machine guns. Small arms find a variety of uses including police and military uses, hunting, personal protection, crime, civil war and sports such as rifle and handgun shooting, and skeet
shooting.
See Small arms proliferation
issues for the international movement to restrict the illegal sale of military-grade small arms in conflict zones.
See also the list of firearms.
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