Definition
The illegal smuggling and trafficking of firearms across borders or to prohibited individuals or groups.
Etymology
From 'gunrunner' plus '-ing' gerund suffix, creating a noun that describes the activity itself. Emerged as a specific criminal category in 20th-century English legal and journalistic terminology.
Kelly Says
Despite international treaties and strict regulations, gunrunning generates billions of dollars annually and fuels conflicts worldwide—it's one of the most persistent forms of international crime because guns, once made, are nearly impossible to track or control.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እሳት ማህበር
e-sat ma-hi-ber
ARالعربية
تُجارة السلاح
tu-ja-rat as-silah
BNবাংলা
শস্ত্র বিক্রয়
sha-str bi-kroy
CACatalà
comerç d'armes
co-merc d'ar-mes
CSČeština
zbrojní obchod
zbro-jni ob-chod
DADansk
våbenhandel
va-ben-han-del
DEDeutsch
Waffenhandel
va-fen-han-del
ELΕλληνικά
διακίνηση όπλων
dia-ki-ni-si o-plon
ESEspañol
tráfico de armas
tra-fi-co de ar-mas
FAفارسی
قاچاق سلاح
qa-chaq si-lah
FISuomi
asekauppa
a-se-kau-ppa
FRFrançais
trafic d'armes
tra-fik darm
GUGU
શસ્ત્ર વેપાર
sha-str ve-par
HAHA
sarkin bindiga
sar-kin bi-n-diga
HEעברית
סחר בנשק
sa-har be-neshek
HIहिन्दी
हथियारों का तस्करी
ha-thi-ya-aron ka tas-ke-ri
HUMagyar
fegyverkereskedelem
fe-gy-ver-ke-res-ke-de-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
perdagangan senjata
per-da-ngan sen-je-ta
IGIG
akwụkwọ ụgbọ akụ
ak-wu-kwo ug-bo a-ku
ITItaliano
traffico di armi
tra-fi-co di ar-mi
KKKK
оружие саудасы
o-ru-zhiye sau-da-sy
KMKM
លក់យន្តសម្លាប់
lok yon-dt sam-la-ap
MRMR
शस्त्र व्यवसाय
sha-str vy-va-sa-y
MSBahasa Melayu
perdagangan senjata
per-da-ngan sen-je-ta
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်မတော် တရုတ်
ta-pma-taw d-a-ru-t
NLNederlands
wapenhandel
wa-pen-han-del
NONorsk
våpenhandel
va-pen-han-del
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਵਪਾਰ
sha-as-tra va-par
PLPolski
handlu bronią
han-dlu bro-nia
PTPortuguês
tráfico de armas
tra-fi-co de ar-mas
RORomână
trafic de arme
tra-fi-c de ar-me
RUРусский
торговля оружием
tor-go-vlya o-pi-ye-m
SVSvenska
vapenhandel
va-pen-han-del
SWKiswahili
biashara ya silaha
bi-a-sha-ra ya si-la-ha
TAதமிழ்
ஆயுத வர்த்தகம்
a-yutha var-tha-gam
TEతెలుగు
ఆయుధ వాణిజ్యం
a-yudha va-ani-jya-m
TLTL
pagbebenta ng baril
pa-gbe-ben-ta ng ba-ril
TRTürkçe
silah kaçakçılığı
si-lah ka-chak-chi-li-gi
UKУкраїнська
торгівля зброєю
tor-giv-lya z-bro-yoy
URاردو
ہتھیاروں کا سودا
ha-thi-ya-ron ka so-da
VITiếng Việt
buôn bán vũ khí
buon ban vu khi
ZUZU
ukusungula izinkomo
u-ku-sun-gu-la zi-n-ko-mo