The Flemish Peace Institute is an independent
institute for peace research at the Flemish Parliament.

The Way of the Gun: Firearm trafficking and its impact on violence in the Netherlands

Publication date: 28/10/2022

While the rate of legal gunownership is relatively low in The Netherlands compared to other European countries, firearms have an important presence in the criminal milieu. This Project TARGET country report offers necessary insight. 

Discover 6 other European country reports in Pulling the trigger: gun violence in Europe.

Learn here more about Project TARGET and its overall results.

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Location: Brussels

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