This paper is discussing the small arms and light weapons (SALW) problems in Indonesia as a security threat since it has given impacts to human security. The threat of SALW has been based on several of its aspects. Therefore it is required the appropriate national responses in the form of national policy that can effectively and comprehensively deal with those aspects. The result shows that Indonesia at this point still lacks of nationally adopted definition of SALW and requires more comprehensive policies to counter its characteristic, distribution and the motive of usage. In summary, Indonesian national policy on SALW is yet unable to handle the aspects of SALW which can be a source of threat to individual, society and state.