SALW is an
acronym, meaning Small Arms, Light Weapons, a term used in
arms control protocols to refer to two main classes of weapons:Small arms - hand-held small caliber firearms, usually consisting of
handguns,
rifles,
shotguns,
manual,
semi automatic, and
full automatic weapons and man-portable
machineguns.Light weapons - Includes a wide range of medium-caliber and explosive ordnance, including man-portable and vehicle-mounted antipersonnel, antitank and antiaircraft
rockets,
missiles,
landmines,
antiaircraft guns,
mortars,
hand grenades and
rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), and so on.
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