At least half of detected crimes in Russia, involving the use of small arms, do the citizens who lawfully owns them, according to the answer of the main Department of criminal investigation Department of the MIA to the Agency's request.
according to the information of the Central Russian interior in the country for at least 5 million people own guns, they contain not less than 6 million firearms." The analysis shows that 70% of detected crimes committed With the use of small arms, mostly hunting, as well as traumatic and gas, are committed by persons who owned them on legal grounds ", - is informed in the report.
in the Russian Federation is not the 1st year there have been discussions about permissions short barrel weapon. Proponents of this proposal, as well as among them 1-St Vice-speaker of the Federation Council Alexander Torshin, I guess, because it will increase the responsibility of the owners of such weapons and improve the circumstances of safety of Inhabitants in the country. Opponents of the resolution often point to the sad experience of the USA, where non-stop in public places accident with fire, often thousands of people are dying.
As underlined by the Central, From the beginning of 2014 in the Russian Federation the number of the crimes connected With illegal circulation of arms, has decreased." in the first quarter of 2014 on the area of the Russian Federation registered 8 thousand 361 crime related To illegal circulation of weapons, which is by 2, 5% less than in the same period of the last year ", - is informed in the report.
anyway in the country remain problematic regions where illicit arms trafficking complicates the crime situation. For example, in the 1st quarter of the current year in the North Caucasus Federal district registered More than 1,000 of the crimes connected With illegal circulation of weapons." on results of 3 months of the current year on the area of the district by policemen from the illegal trafficking seized 326 units of military small, 2 flamethrower, 5 grenade launchers, 347 grenades, 188 and mortar shells, 35 bombs, mines and other devices 172, 9 kg of explosives, 113 thousand bullets of different caliber ", - it follows from the answer of the Central.
For struggle against illegal circulation of weapons in the Russian Federation the servants of police regularly carry out preventive events. For the period Since January this year there were 13 such operations.
according to the interior Ministry of the Russian Federation, within 3 months of the current year in the country confiscated: not less than 130 machines, 45 rifles, 19 grenade launchers, 28 carbines, 240 guns and other weapons, as well as among them bombs, mines and other devices.
However, Russian law enforcement agencies are concerned that in the Internet there is information about How you can make improvised explosive device from the available components, as well as to alter gas and non-lethal weapon traumatic type For shooting with live ammunition.
" in connection With the February events in Ukraine, when, during the mass disorders With army depots and of the police organization were abducted thousands of small arms, we cannot exclude its supply criminal structures in area of Russia, " the Ministry added.
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