Google Offers Interactive History of Global Arms Trade
Google has created a visually stunning representation of the global small arms trade as North Americans continue to debate gun control issues in the wake of recent mass shootings in Wisconsin, Colorado and Ontario.
The interactive graphic tracks the small arms and ammunition trade from 1992 and 2010, highlighting exports and imports by country.
According to the graphic, the United States imported nearly $996 million dollars worth of small arms and ammunition in 2010 while exporting more than $606 million.
Canada imported nearly $114 million and exported more than $61 million in munitions that same year.
Google interactive users can zoom in and out of different parts of the globe and follow the lines between various countries to see how their arms trading relationships evolved over the years.
Data can also be isolated to show only civilian or military arms exports and imports.