ABSTRACT
From the beginning of the terrorist campaign in 1969 to the end of April 1994 a total of 16,381 firearms, 82,168 spent cartridge cases, and 1,667,115 rounds of ammunition have been recovered by the security forces, along with numerous miscellaneous firearms-related items. The recovered firearms consist of 905 machine guns, 630 carbines, 4,871 rifles, 3,816 pistols, 3,414 revolvers, 2,196 shotguns, and 549 miscellaneous firearms. Calibers range from .22” up to and including 50”/12.7 mm. During this period there were 10,995 shooting incidents and analysis of some of the recovered ammunition is discussed in this section.
