Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
SEESAC. 2019 ‘Firearms Confiscated in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012-2016).’ SEESAC Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2012/2016 SALW Survey, pp. 31-32. Belgrade: South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC). 18 December
Relevant contents
A total of 2,462 cases of illegal firearm possession were recorded between 2012 and 2016, 572 were reported in 2012 and 448 in 2016.
The total number of confiscated firearms during this five-year period was 2,149, with a low of 273 recorded in 2015, and a high of 729 recorded in 2016. The total number of temporarily confiscated firearms was 2,703, which dropped in 2014 to 389, but peaked in 2016 at 901. (…)
Figure 7: Illegal possession and confiscation of firearms
Category: 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016
Number of cases of illegal possession: 572 - 565 - 422 - 455 - 448
Number of confiscated firearms: 366 - 358 - 273 - 401 - 729
Number of temporarily confiscated firearms: 569 - 424 - 389 - 423 - 901