Louise Rimmer has been working as a journalist for the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) since August 2007.
She first became interested in small arms in the civilian context when reporting for The Independent in Rio de Janeiro. Her principal areas of interest are international agreements on arms transfers and the impact of guns on women's lives.
Prior to that she was an arts reporter at BBC Scotland, The Scotsman and The Sunday Times.
She likes Russian 20th century music and European theatre.