Russia will tighten the rules for obtaining permits for weapons Russian news EN
In Russia, from March 1, the rules for obtaining a weapon permit will be tightened, in particular, this is due to a medical examination. About it informed Vadim Medvedev, deputy head of the Main Directorate of the Russian Guard in Moscow, head of the Center for Cross-Permitting Work, said.
He explained that a medical examination inevitably determines whether a citizen has contraindications to compulsory possession. “As for the psychological examination when obtaining a certificate for a weapon, then, presumably, the coverage of the measure as an additional examination that can be prescribed by a specialist doctor, the results of his examination,” Medvedev said.
The highest difference from the current procedure is the mandatory conduct of such a survey in state institutions or the municipal health system. In addition, the National Guard can check in real time the fact of its discovery by a citizen who called the deputy head of the central office.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian Guard demanded the provision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB when the Russians contacted during the receipt of a weapon permit. So, it is possible to increase the powers of the security forces and check during the check to issue the possibility of detecting the impossibility of use. According to the project, he was also an authorized official of the Russian Guard, who was looking for arms turnover in Russia. In addition, depending on the results of the check, the active anti-weapons campaign is also taken away from the Russians.
On July 2, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a law strengthening state control over the circulation of weapons. The document also tightens the passage of a medical examination for registration of authority for a position.