As the study by Amnesty International, Oxfam, and the International Action Network on Small Arms points out, “societies that were once largely peaceful, with any scores being settled with fists or knives, have been transformed by guns. ”
Siç tregon edhe studimi i bërë nga organizatat Amnesty International, Oxfam, dhe International Action Network on Small Arms, « shoqëritë që një herë e një kohë ishin pak a shumë paqësore, ku zënkat mbaronin vetëm me grushta ose thika, janë shndërruar nga armët ».