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Dressler, Matteo, Nils Duquet & Julia Eckelmann. 2021 ‘Scope of Non-regularised Firearms in EU Member States. Croatia.’ Forgotten Weapons? Non-regularised firearms in the European Union, p. 39. Brussels: Flemish Peace Institute. 28 April

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In the case of Croatia, it is known that the outward illicit smuggling of legacy firearms gained momentum after the Homeland Wars in the period from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. (…)

(…) since the early 2000s, firearms smuggled out of Croatia from the leftovers of illicit stockpiles have also sustained armed conflicts in the Middle East. Today's illicit firearms trade in Croatia has taken on a different shape. The internal market for illegal guns in Croatia seems relatively dormant. A Croatian firearms expert explains that many Croatians acquired illegal firearms for their personal need from stockpiles left over from the Homeland War. In most cases, they have little interest in trading them.

However, holding on to firearms has somewhat diminished with the 2008 economic crisis and with a heightened sense of personal security by the end of the 2000s. The domestic illicit scene's main actors seem to be private individuals (…)

(…) Croatia is also considered a transit country for legacy firearms from its former Yugoslav neighbour republics. In general terms, it is known that most guns from the Western Balkans are transported in small quantities hidden in vehicles.

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