Editing Arms trafficking (section)

=== Europe ===
{{See also|Arms trafficking in Russia}}
Since 1996, countries throughout Europe have taken notice of arms trafficking. Europe has been an overall large exporter of illicit weapons with the United Kingdom, Germany, and France in the national lead for the most exports. Imports to Europe from 2004 to 2013 have decreased by 25%, with the United Kingdom importing the most overall in Europe.<ref name=":12">Arsovska, Jana. "Introduction: Illicit Firearms Market in Europe and Beyond."''European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research'', vol. 20, no. 3, 2014, pp. 295-305''. ProQuest'', {{doi|10.1007/s10610-014-9254-6}}.</ref> The firearms that are imported and passed around are commonly [[small arms]] and lighter weapons ([[Small Arms and Light Weapons|SALW]]) compared to large machinery, such as [[tank]]s and [[aircraft]].<ref name=":03">{{Citation |last=Greene |first=Owen |title=Under the Counter and over the Border |date=2000 |pages=151–190 |chapter=Examining international responses to illicit arms trafficking |publisher=Springer Netherlands |doi=10.1007/978-94-015-9335-9_6 |isbn=978-90-481-5569-9|s2cid=142629830 }}</ref> The SALW bought in Europe tends to be secondhand weapons that are cheap and regularly available. Gun cultures, such as in Germany, where the "taken-for-granted cultural practice of carrying a handgun,"<ref name=":12" /> increases illicit SALW because guns are viewed as a way to enhance masculinity and status. In 2000, the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)]] started on regional solutions and security measures to address the firearms trafficking problem.<ref name=":03" />