Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
SEESAC. 2019 ‘Firearms Destroyed in North Macedonia (2012-2016).’ SEESAC North Macedonia - 2012/2016 SALW Survey, pp. 32-33. Belgrade: South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC). 18 December
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While the police destroyed a total of 2,108 firearms between 2012 and 2016, the Ministry of Interior destroyed 782 SALW in July 2014 as part of international gun destruction day. Data on firearms destruction carried out by the Ministry of Defence was classified during this period.
In addition to firearm destruction, security upgrades were carried out in 2015 and 2016 to state storage sites in Orman and Erebino with assistance from the UNDP SEESAC in order to improve the security of firearm and ammunition stocks.