Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Argentina. 2018 ‘Stockpile management.’ National Report of Argentina on its Implementation of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (UNPoA); Section V (Question 9), pp. 20-21. New York NY: Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations. 1 January
Relevant contents
9.4 During the biennial reporting period, has your country destroyed surplus stocks?
9.4.1 How many SALW were destroyed?
i) First reporting year (2016)
46,352
ii) Second reporting year (2017)
32,320
9.4.2 Any further comments regarding destruction?
The firearms destruction program involves those delivered by the entire population, as part of a voluntary disarmament campaign, seized during the criminal prosecution of crimes or considered lags or surpluses to the needs of the armed forces and the security forces. The sequence followed during the physical destruction of weapons is: pre-processing operations (normal safety precautions, counting of weapons, removal of weapons accessories, removal of plastic handles to wood, cylinder heads, etc.); removal of springs, etc .; transportation of weapons to the place where destruction takes place; counting of weapons (if not carried out in pre-processing operations); physical destruction of weapons; monitoring and verification of the destruction operation; creation and maintenance of records of destroyed weapons; disposal in a safe and benign way for the environment including the recycling and reuse of the resulting lags.