Weapons

From the smallest band of rebels to the largest global forces.
From the streets of North America to the parade grounds of North Korea.
From child soldiers to professional mercenaries.
From the jungles of Africa to the deserts of Afghanistan.
From the Gaza Strip to the Las Vegas Strip.
From brutal insurgents to defenders of freedom.
From religious zealots to heathen monsters.
From the guy on your block to the soldier who killed your son.

Any one of these can have easy access to military grade weapons in any quantity they want. How is this possible? Who profits from the global trade in weapons?
How can peace be so easily and so regularly be held at gunpoint?

The global weapons trade is never discussed in the context of conflict. Why? The profiteers are never named. Why?