scope:

This Data Item Description (DID) provides the report of movement of weapons record in the SASP. The SASP transaction is used to audit movement of weapons recorded in the Department of Defense (DOD) Small Arms Central Registry. This program controls all Small Arms defined as follows:

Handguns

Shoulder-fired weapons

Light Automatic weapons up to and including .50 caliber machine guns

Recoilless Rifles up to and including 106MM

Mortars up to and including 81MM

Rocket Launchers, man-portable

Grenade Launchers, rifle and shoulder fired

Individual operated weapons which are portable and/or can be fired without special mounts or firing devices and which have potential use in civil disturbances or are vulnerable to theft.

All weapons meeting this definition, regardless of origin, excluding weapons assigned to classified activities will be reported. Included would be foreign and commercial weapons, and museum pieces.