Illicit arms trade is a major source of income for TOC (Transnational Organized Crime) that has to be be laundered eventually.

The clear connection between organised crime and illicit arms trafficking can be extended to conflict situations, where inevitably criminal groups are active, supplying parties with contraband military equipment and ammunition.

The trend of ‘military commercialism’ can be seen as organised crime flourishes in the conditions of weak law enforcement, violence and legitimate trade restrictions that accompany conflict, perpetuating devastating war economies and the conflicts themselves.

Between 40 percent and 70 percent of female murder victims are killed by an intimate partner, often with a gun. Around 66,000 women are killed violently each year around the world – equivalent to 17 percent of all intentional homicides – usually by a current or former partner…Report  SAS – Small Arms Survey 2013 – Everyday Dangers