In August 2012, Small Arms Survey, in partnership with the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA), released a third set of small arms informational playing cards, the Marking, Record Keeping and Tracing Implementation Support Cards

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Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction Volume 16 Issue 3 The Journal of ERW and Mine Action Article 24 October 2012 Small Arms Survey Creates Playing Cards News Brief Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU (CISR) Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal  Part of the Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, and the Peace and Conflict Studies Commons Recommended Citation Brief, News (2012) "Small Arms Survey Creates Playing Cards," The Journal of ERW and Mine Action : Vol. 16 : Iss. 3 , Article 24. Available at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol16/iss3/24 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction by an authorized editor of JMU Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact dc_admin@jmu.edu. 8/25/15, 9:48 AMSmall Arms Survey Creates Playing Cards (Issue 16.3 online only)Page 1 of 2http://www.jmu.edu/cisr/journal/16.3/briefs/sensa.shtmlThe Marking, Record Keeping and TracingImplementation Support Cards are designed anddistributed to provide knowledge of the InternationalTracing Instrument.Photo courtesy of Small Arms Survey/CISR.Editorial Focus Feature SpecialReportNotes fromthe FieldR&D Briefs CISRHomeSmall Arms Survey Creates Playing CardsIn August 2012, Small Arms Survey, in partnership with the Office ofWeapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’sBureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA), released a third set of smallarms informational playing cards, the Marking, Record Keeping and TracingImplementation Support Cards. The previously released cards focused onsmall arms identification (available in English and Spanish) and physicalsecurity and stockpile management (available in English and Serbian).The new cards are designed to provide general knowledge of theInternational Tracing Instrument. One of the playing cards describes ITI as“designed to facilitate the successful tracing of small arms and lightweapons (SA/LW) used in crime and armed conflict.” Other cards haveinformation regarding marking identification, record-keeping andimplementation of ITI in different countries.According to Martin Field, the communications officer at SAS, the cards areof interest to workers involved in weapons manufacturing, removal,tracing, record-keeping, policy making and law enforcement.All three sets of cards are available free of charge. Please contactsas@smallarmssurvey.org for more information. ~Kathleen Sensabaugh, CISR staff Contact InformationCenter for International Stabilization and RecoveryJames Madison University1Brief: Small Arms Survey Creates Playing CardsPublished by JMU Scholarly Commons, 20128/25/15, 9:48 AMSmall Arms Survey Creates Playing Cards (Issue 16.3 online only)Page 2 of 2http://www.jmu.edu/cisr/journal/16.3/briefs/sensa.shtmlMSC 4902 Harrisonburg, VA 22807 / USATel: +1 540 568 4941Email: cisr@jmu.eduWebsite: http://cisr.jmu.edu TOP OF PAGE  The Journal of ERW & Mine Action is produced and sponsored by:    © 2012 All rights reserved. The Journal of ERW and Mine Action, Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at James Madison University. MSC 4902 Harrisonburg, VA / USA 22807 | Email: cisr@jmu.eduIf cited properly, short sections (a sentence or two) can be used without permission. Written Journal of ERW and Mine Action approval is required,however, before longer sections of content published in The Journal may be used by another source or publication. ISSN 2154-1485 Past Issues * CISR Home * Subscribe2Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, Vol. 16, Iss. 3 [2012], Art. 24https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol16/iss3/24

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