i'm not sure that more weapons would fit into somalia.
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Despite an arms embargo imposed in 1992, Somalia remains a key market for illegal small arms and light weapons for the Horn of Africa countries. The lack of a central government for the past 15 years has meant no government control over the illegal importation, acquisition and disposal of arms. The porous boarders with neighboring states such as Kenya has meant easy access to new markets hence the high number of illegal small arms and light weapons in the entire region. The common types of arms in Somalia range from �side arms through sub-machine guns to �technicals�, modified anti-aircraft artillery or heavy machine guns mounted on the back of pick-up trucks' ( Mogadishu , AFP Aug 30).
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Nairobi Secretariat on Small Arms
i'm not sure how much there is to be done. john wayne shoot-em-up fantasies are unlikely to have much effect. it's clear that many of the folk who engage in this action are willing to risk their lives for the big pay-offs. stabilizing the political and economic situations would likely help, but as usual with such things there's neither agreement nor mechanisms that enable transnational action to happen.
so nothing will.