Gun ownership in Iraq – in pictures

  • The family-run business sells, repairs and modifies weapons for its customers. Getty
    The family-run business sells, repairs and modifies weapons for its customers. Getty
  • Armed clan members of Karbala clans lift their guns as they take to the streets in a show of force and to keep order amid a spate of anti-government protests, in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala. AFP
    Armed clan members of Karbala clans lift their guns as they take to the streets in a show of force and to keep order amid a spate of anti-government protests, in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala. AFP
  • Iraq has one of the highest proportions of gun ownership in the world. AFP
    Iraq has one of the highest proportions of gun ownership in the world. AFP
  • Many firearms were left behind when Saddam Hussein and his forces were ousted in 2003. AFP
    Many firearms were left behind when Saddam Hussein and his forces were ousted in 2003. AFP
  • Items on sale at a gun shop in Erbil. Getty
    Items on sale at a gun shop in Erbil. Getty
  • Employees display rifles for sale at a gun shop in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AFP
    Employees display rifles for sale at a gun shop in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AFP
  • More rifles for sale in Baghdad. AFP
    More rifles for sale in Baghdad. AFP
  • Employees review customers' authorisation documents at a gun shop in the Iraqi capital. AFP
    Employees review customers' authorisation documents at a gun shop in the Iraqi capital. AFP