CIAO DATE: 11/2011
December 2010
Record-keeping is an essential prerequisite for limiting the illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons. A robust record-keeping system provides the necessary means to trace small arms1 and investigate the illicit trade. The marking of small arms is a necessary component of the recordkeeping; it links a specific small arm to a unique record for that item.
Resource link: The Method behind the Mark: A Review of Firearm Marking Technologies [PDF] - 1005K