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SEESAC. 2019 ‘Firearms Seized in Moldova (2012-2016).’ SEESAC Moldova - 2012/2016 SALW Survey, p. 28. Belgrade: South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC). 18 December
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Between 2012 and 2016, there was a total of 839 illegal firearm and ammunition possession cases reported, with 200 cases in 2012 which fell 12.5% to 175 cases by 2016. The number of confiscated firearms was very low, with only one firearm confiscated in 2013 and 2015 each. There were no temporarily confiscated firearms during this period. The authorities did not have data for the estimated number of illicit firearms in civilian possession.