gunrunner
Illegal weapons dealer
A gunrunner is someone who smuggles or illegally traffics firearms, typically across borders or to prohibited buyers.
The term suggests organized criminal activity rather than casual lawbreaking: The gunrunner supplied weapons to rebel forces.
Also gun-runner or gun runner.
Illegal covert transport
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- traffickerIllegal goods dealer
- courierDelivery person or service
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
dealer · shipment · cargo · customs · concealment · distribution · consignment · clandestine
Price-fixing coalition
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
- outlawFugitive from justice
fugitive · racketeering · felony · laundering · bribery · corruption · triad · yakuza
Weapons using explosive propulsion
- riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
- pistolsSmall one-handed firearms
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- revolversCylinder-fed handguns
handguns · semi-automatics · carbines · sidearms · cartridges · magazines · grenades · explosives
smuggling
Illegal covert transport
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- traffickerIllegal goods dealer
- courierDelivery person or service
middleman · dealer · shipment · cargo · customs · concealment · distribution · consignment · clandestine · pipeline
cartel
Price-fixing coalition
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
outlaw · fugitive · racketeering · felony · laundering · bribery · corruption · triad · yakuza · warlord
firearms
Weapons using explosive propulsion
- riflesLong-barreled shoulder firearms
- pistolsSmall one-handed firearms
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
revolvers · handguns · semi-automatics · carbines · sidearms · cartridges · magazines · grenades · explosives · munitions
warzone
Area of active fighting
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
terrorism · militia · rebels · embargo · sanctions · destabilization · hotspot · combat · warfare · coup
violence
Harmful physical force
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- shootoutArmed confrontation or tiebreaker
threat · peril · risk · menace · terror · lawlessness · jeopardy · lethal · deadly · casualties