Sentence examples for use of small arms from inspiring English sources

And the UK has sent around 75 military trainers and headquarters staff to provide instruction in the use of small arms, infantry tactics and medical skills as part of a US-led programme to support the moderate Syrian opposition.

Recovered and back in Canadian government service, he spoke at a conference on controlling the spreading use of small arms.

But technological tweaks may be able to help limit the spread and use of small arms, making possible weapons that stop working after a certain period of time, or can only be used by specific people or in particular places.

Although she never fought in battles, she received training in the use of small arms.

A number of issues surrounding the recruitment of children in armed groups and forces were discussed during the conference, including violence against girls and the spread and use of small arms by children in conflict countries in the region.

During the past decade, 5 million children have been disabled and another 12 million have been left homeless – all caused by conflicts involving the widespread use of small arms and light weapons.

"This isn't a revolutionary technology, but essentially laser-designation 'tagging' adapted from common use in more complex weapons systems for use on small arms," said Peter Quentin, of the defence-focused Rusi think tank.

We are using a lot of small arms that other services have".

3 RAR used 900,000 rounds of small arms, 5,000 grenades and 7,000 mortar rounds during the five-day battle, all of which was moved in man-packable loads by Korean Service Corps porters and Australian soldiers over long distances and extreme terrain, often while under fire.

One of these is the preponderance of small arms use in the global armed violence 'epidemic' -- over a half million killed annually.

"It's an empowering type of experience for the soldiers to get to talk to the guy who can make a difference," said Mr. Audette, who is using his three decades of small arms experience in developing a new generation of weapon --known as the XM-29 -- to replace the M-16.