"And this is probably a difficult thing
draw up a sensible law on weapons."
Maria Semenova
"Wolfhound. The right to fight"
December 13, 1996
N 150-FZ
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
FEDERAL LAW
ABOUT WEAPONS
Accepted
State Duma
November 13, 1996
Article 2. Types of weapons
Weapons depending on their purposes
use by relevant entities,
as well as the main parameters and characteristics
ristikam is divided into:
1) civil;
2) official;
3) combat hand-held small arms and ho-
Lodnoe.
Article 3.Civilian weapons
Civilian weapons include
weapon intended for use
citizens of the Russian Federation for the purposes of
self-defense, for sports and hunting.
Civilian firearms must
exclude firing in bursts and have
magazine (drum) capacity no more than 10
cartridges.
Civilian weapons are divided into:
1) self-defense weapon:
long smoothbore firearm
no-barreled weapons, including cartridge-
mi traumatic action, corresponding
current standards of the Ministry of Health
Russian Federation; gunshot demon
domestically produced barreled weapons
with cartridges of traumatic, gas
light and sound action, corresponding
current standards of the Ministry of Health
opinions of the Russian Federation;
gas weapons: gas pistols and
revolvers, including cartridges for them,
mechanical sprayers, aerosol and other
devices equipped with tear projectiles
or irritating substances permitted
for use by the Ministry of Health
opinions of the Russian Federation;
electroshock devices and spark-
high-quality arresters of domestic production
products having output parameters corresponding tomeeting the requirements of government regulations
darts of the Russian Federation and Mi-
Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
derations;
Article 10. Subjects having the right
for the purchase of weapons
The right to purchase weapons on
territories of the Russian Federation have:
1) state paramilitary
organizations;
2) legal entities with special conditions
official tasks;
3) legal entities engaged in
production of weapons or trade
lei them (hereinafter referred to as legal
tsa - suppliers);
4) legal entities and individuals,
those involved in collecting
possession or display of weapons;
5) sports organizations and organiza-
nations leading hunting
stvo;
6) organizations involved in reindeer
agriculture in the regions of the Far North
faith and equivalent months
ties, as well as specializations
leading bathroom companies
hunting or sea St. John's wort -
ny fishery;7) educational institutions;
8) citizens of the Russian Federation;
9) foreign citizens.
Article 13. Right to purchase
weapons by citizens of the Russian Federation
The right to purchase weapons is self-
harrows, sports and hunting weapons,
signal weapons and bladed weapons
weapons intended to be carried on
national costumes of the peoples of the Russian
Federation or Cossack uniform, have civil
data of the Russian Federation that have reached
18 years of age, after receiving a license
licenses for the purchase of a specific type
weapons in the internal affairs bodies at the location
residence.
The age upon which
citizens of the Russian Federation can receive
obtain permission for storage or storage and
carrying a hunting firearm smooth-
bone weapon, can be reduced not
more than two years legislative
(representative) bodies of subjects
Russian Federation.
Gas pistols and revolvers, og-
domestic non-fire guns
solid production, signal weapons and
cold bladed weapon, intended
new for wearing with national costumes
peoples of the Russian Federation orCossack
form, citizens of the Russian Federation
have the right to acquire on the basis of
licenses with their subsequent registration in
two-week period in internal organs
affairs at the place of residence. The license allows
Registration of no more than five units is prohibited
the types of weapons listed above.
The license is issued by the internal
cases at the place of residence of a Russian citizen -
Russian Federation and at the same time is
permission to store and carry weapons.
The license is valid for five years. He can
be extended in the manner prescribed
Article 9 of this Federal Law.
Mechanical sprayers, aero-
ash and other devices equipped
tear or irritant substances -
mi, electroshock devices and spark
domestically produced arresters,
air gun with muzzle energy
no more than 7.5 J and caliber up to 4.5 mm incl.
are not subject to registration, and civil
Danes of the Russian Federation have the right
purchase them without obtaining a license.
Long-bore smoothbore firearm
no-barreled weapon specified in paragraphs 1,
2 and 3 parts of the second article 3 of this Federal Law
federal law, citizens of the Russian Federation
derations have the right to acquire for the purposes of
self-defense without the right to wearlicensed
zip codes issued by internal affairs bodies
at your place of residence.
Sports and hunting fire
trill smoothbore long-barreled
weapons and hunting air guns
citizens of Russia have the right to purchase
skoy Federation, which have hunting
tickets or membership hunting cards.
Hunting firearms with
rifled barrel have the right to purchase
citizens of the Russian Federation who are
the right is granted in accordance with the established procedure
to hunt, provided that they are engaged
professional activities related
with hunting, or own hunting
no one's firearm smoothbore long-
no-barreled weapon for at least five years. When
this is the right to purchase this weapon
have the specified categories of citizens upon installation
ensure that they have not committed an offense
tions related to violation of hunting rules,
weapons production, arms trade,
sales, transfers, acquisitions, collection
tioning or exhibiting, accounting,
storage, carrying, transportation, transportation
roving and using weapons. List of pro-
professions that give the right to purchase hunting
no one's firearms with rifled
barrel, is installed by the executive bodies
government of the subjects of the Russian Federation
walkie-talkies.
Total quantityacquired
citizen of the Russian Federation hunting
no one's firearms with rifled
the barrel should not exceed five units,
long smoothbore firearm
small arms - five units, with the exception of
considering cases where the listed types
weapons are collectible
niy.
Hunting bladed weapon
citizens of Russia have the right to acquire
Russian Federation, having permission from the or-
gans of internal affairs for storage and carrying
use of hunting firearms.
Hunting bladed weapon registration
is regulated by a trading enterprise when selling
the same weapon in the document, I certify-
We have the right to hunt.
Purchased by a Russian citizen -
Russian Federation firearms long-
firearms, as well as hunting pneumatic
tactical weapons are subject to registration in the or-
Ghana Internal Affairs at the place of residence in
two weeks from the date of purchase
When registering a firearm
smooth-bore long-barreled weapon
self-defense to a citizen of the Russian Federation
tions by the internal affairs body at the place of residence
permission is issued for its storage
tion, and when registering hunting fire-
warbler and pneumatic weapons, as well as
same sports or hunting smooth-of long-barreled weapons - permitted
permission to store and wear it for a period of
five years based on a document confirmed
awaiting the legality of the acquisition of the corresponding
existing weapons. Extension of the validity period
approval is carried out in accordance with the procedure
provided for in Article 9 of this Federation
ral law.
To obtain a license to purchase
holding a weapon citizen of the Russian Federation
tions must be submitted to the internal affairs agency
affairs at the place of residence statement according to the statutes
updated form, medical report on
no contraindications to ownership
weapons associated with visual impairment,
mental illness, alcoholism or
drug addiction, and a document confirming
citizenship of the Russian Federation, as well as
other documents in accordance with the requirements
provisions provided for in Article 9 of this
of the current Federal Law.
Persons acquiring firearms for the first time
trill smoothbore long-barreled
self-defense weapon, firearms
guns for self-defense, gas pistols
pistols and revolvers, signal weapons, for
with the exception of persons who have permission to
storage or storage and carrying of weapons,
are required to undergo a check at the place of residence
knowledge of safe handling rules
weapons according to a program determined
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the RussianFe-
derations.
Persons purchasing a dispute for the first time
active firearm smoothbore weapon
live and hunting weapons, upon receipt of additional
a document certifying the right to hunt,
are required to undergo a check at the place of residence
knowledge of safe handling rules
weapons in organizations that were provided
such a right has been granted by the Russian Government
Federation, according to the program agreed upon
noy with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia -
skoy Federation.
A license to purchase weapons is not
issued to citizens of the Russian Federation:
underage, established -
nogo by this Federal Law;
who did not submit a medical report
the absence of contraindications to
possession of weapons;
having a criminal record for committing
intentional crime;
serving a sentence for committing
new crime;
committed again during the year
Yes, an administrative offense, posya-
affecting public order or tiredness
new management procedure;
without a permanent place of residence
government;
who did not submit internal
documents confirming the passage
testing knowledge of the rulessafe
handling weapons, and other documents,
specified in this Federal Law.
List of diseases, if any
for whom possession of weapons is contraindicated,
determined by the Government of the Russian Federation
derations.
Structurally similar to weapons due to
delia, air rifles, pistols
and revolvers with a muzzle energy of no more than 3
J, signal pistols and revolvers
libra no more than 6 mm and cartridges for them, which
ry according to the conclusion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
affairs of the Russian Federation cannot be used
used as firearms and ammunition
official weapons, purchased without a license
and are not registered.
Article 20. Rewarding with weapons,
sale, gift and inheritance of weapons
Reward is the weapon obtained -
military personnel and government employees
donated paramilitary organizations for
based on the order of the heads of these
organizations, as well as weapons received
citizens of the Russian Federation on the basis
according to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation,
resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation
deration, award documents of heads of foreign
foreign states and heads of government
foreign states.Permission to store
carrying and carrying civilian award weapons
we issue the Russian Federation authority -
mi internal affairs at the place of residence.
Weapons cannot be a reward,
allowing you to fire in bursts, as well as
the same thing prohibited by this Federal Law
nom to turnover on the territory of the Russian Fe-
derations.
Citizens of the Russian Federation have
the right to sell what is in their possession
equestrian grounds on the right of personal
ownership of weapons to legal entities that have
holding a license to trade in civil and
service weapons or collectible
possession or display of weapons, or state-
donation to paramilitary organizations with
prior notification to internal authorities
cases that gave them permission to store
carrying and carrying weapons, as well as citizens
having licenses to purchase weapons,
collecting or exhibiting it,
after re-registration of weapons with the authorities
internal affairs at the place of registration of the specified
weapons.
Donation and inheritance of civil
of weapons registered with the authorities
internal affairs are carried out in order,
determined by the legislation of the Russian
Federation, if there is an heir or
the person in whose favor the yes-
reniya, licenses for the acquisition of citizenship
Russian weapons. INin case of death of the owner
ka civilian weapons until the issue is resolved
on inheritance of property and receipt of
licenses for the acquisition of civilian weapons
the specified weapon is immediately refined
toil for responsible storage of the organ-
mi internal affairs, who registered it
Article 24. Use of civilian weapons
data of the Russian Federation
Citizens of the Russian Federation can
can use what they have legally
grounds for weapons to protect life, health
property and property in a state of repair
emergency defense or emergency.
The use of weapons must be preceded by
a clear warning about this
the person against whom the weapon is used,
except in cases where there is delay
in the use of weapons creates direct
danger to human life or may
entail other serious consequences.
At the same time, the use of weapons is able
necessary defense should not cause
harm to third parties.
It is prohibited to use fire
trill weapon against women, persons with
obvious signs of disability, imperfect
minors, when their age is obvious or
known, except in cases of perfect
niaspecified persons armed or
group attack. About each case
change of weapon resulting in infliction of time
Yes to human health, the owner of a weapon must
assigned immediately, but no later than 24 hours,
report to the local internal affairs agency
use of weapons.
Rules for the use of sports and
hunting weapons are established by law
by the Russian Federation.
Article 29. Entry into force of us
current Federal law
This Federal Law came into force
comes into force on July 1, 1997.
Article 32. On recognition of lost property
we are subject to certain legislative acts in
connection with the adoption of this Federal
law
In connection with the adoption of this Fe-
federal law to recognize as having lost their si-
lu:
1) Law of the Russian Federation "On
weapons" (Gazette of the Congress of People's Deputies-
comrades of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Council
Veta of the Russian Federation, 1993, N 24, art.
860);
2) Resolution of the Supreme Council
Russian Federation "On the procedure for introducing
effect of the Law of the Russian Federation"About
weapons" (Gazette of the Congress of People's Deputies-
comrades of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Council
Veta of the Russian Federation, 1993, N 24, art.
861);
3) Resolution of the Supreme Council
Russian Federation "On introducing changes -
in the Resolution of the Supreme Council of Russia
Russian Federation "On the procedure for introducing
the effect of the Law of the Russian Federation "On
weapons" (Russian newspaper, 1993, September 9-
September, N 174).
President
Russian Federation
B. YELTSIN
Moscow, Kremlin.
December 13, 1996.
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