Package “anti-terrorism bills passed by the state Duma in the first reading, among other things, provides for a ban on “the production of civilian and service weapons from the fighting manual small arms, including those removed from service”. “Ribbon.ru suggested the arms market experts to evaluate the innovations.
The state Duma adopted in the first reading a package of bills to toughen responsibility for terrorist and extremist activities. Voted “for” the 287 deputies of the lower chamber. The amendments made the head of the Duma Committee on security and combating corruption Irina Yarovaya and Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Viktor Ozerov, include, in particular, the prohibition on “production of civilian and service weapons from the fighting manual small arms, including those removed from service”.
Currently on the market rotates more than a dozen civilian samples, made by alteration of military weapons. Popular versions of hunting carbines of Simonov SKS OP, KS SKS, as well as “ograzhdenie” Kalashnikovs — AK and AKM. Over the past few years, went on sale samples of rifles, submachine guns and machine guns of the great Patriotic war, adapted to the requirements of the civilian market, including the PCA, CBT, DP-27.
Irina Yarovaya
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“Ribbon.<url>” appealed to the representatives of the companies — arms manufacturers, professionals sports organizations and experts on small arms to assess the effects of possible changes in gun laws.
Deputy General Director for economic security NPO “Precision complexes” Alexander Shulyakov:
For many companies in the weapons industry alteration of the weapon is a serious option to the core business, to abandon it we don’t want. There are strict requirements that must be respected, but it is subject to the discipline of enterprises and the control of law enforcement.
Vepr KM (HPE 136)
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Reworked weapons efficiency can not compete with combat or hunting. And the reverse alteration, as a rule, allows to make several shots and then the weapon goes down. The criminal world will always find a way to have a more reliable weapon than converted from weapons of the great Patriotic war. Our DIY can do the shooting device from the ski pole and piece of wood. Matches, pipes, cut nails — all who watched “Brother 2”, I know that person can be killed from a homemade ignition, but this does not mean that we should ban pipes and nails.
I believe that this part of the act clearly requires revision. Two companies, JSC ” Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod and CIB which are related to the “rework”, is composed of letters, where reasonably stated the position about the fact that the correct alteration of military weapons in these species is possible.
Chief editor of the magazine “Kalashnikov” Mikhail Degtyarev:
This is probably a legislative mishap, the result of which was contacted by two concepts — the terrorist threat and alteration of military weapons in the civil war. It looks like a perverted form of domestic support. On the one hand, it support companies needing to make and sell new products — perhaps more marginal. But at the same time closes an entire class of weapons, which is of interest for collectors and Amateurs shoot. No relation to the development of the market of civilian weapons, this initiative is not, rather working against him.
You need to understand that reworked samples do not constitute any significant share of the market of civilian weapons, which would be in the tens of percent. And the enterprises which are engaged in alteration, from a financial point of view, in my opinion, will not suffer critically.
MA carbine MP-38
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I have met the arguments of the commercial rationale for these amendments — it is more profitable to dispose of this gun than to sell it. This is not true, because in the case of disposal of weapons the government has to spend money to send weapons into scrap metal, remake it into a civil is commercial entities that are buying the old models in the state.
Deputy Chairman of the Federation of practical shooting of the Moscow region Igor Nemov:
Speaking about the changes in the law, it is necessary to consider all aspects: the interests of citizens, sports organizations, manufacturers. And the amendment that was made, takes into account only the interests of the company, which manufactures sports or civilian weapons from scratch.
If we talk about bans, we will put outside the law, thousands of owners of such weapons, people will lose jobs. Such firms as “Hammer ARMZ”, live on this is the bulk of that production. The weapons that the government can destroy, they convert to civilian, give sportsmen and hunters. What they are doing will be?
This impact on grassroots sport because sport is where there is inventory, and the weapon is inventory, which has sophisticated technical features and requires special treatment.
To terrorism prohibition has no relation. Criminals simply buy guns on the black market — it is cheaper, it is difficult to calculate, its origin can only be determined by surgery and then not always.
The Chairman of the Board of the all-Russian public organization “gun rights” Igor Shmelev:
I would like to note that when carrying out terrorist attacks on civilian weapons are not used. Criminals prefer to use military samples, stolen from the warehouses of law enforcement agencies or lost in the hot spots. The authors of the bill do not provide any statistical data on the use of civilian weapons on the basis of samples of combat in terrorist acts.
Air rifle hunting MA-FPD-40
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Use available conversion of weapons helps to bring shooting sports to people who can’t afford expensive weapons; increases the culture of handling weapons; makes shooting sports more widespread, creates conditions for the development of shooting facilities in the regions.
The bill proposes to prohibit the production, and hence the sale of a huge sector of civil arms, and means — to deprive qualified and trained staff at munitions factories, which were experiencing some difficulties because of the sanctions.
Even more surprising, these actions look on the background of the order of the government of the Russian Federation from March 28, 2016 on the provision of shooting sports organizations and competitive weapons, ammunition and equipment of Russian production. To execute government decisions and orders of the President required the liberalization of guns laws, optimization of the documents in the sphere of regulation of civilian weapons turnover and promotion of shooting sports, and in the State Duma made the reverse movement. If the population will not be of weapons and ammunition available, building shooting facilities in the regions is not economically feasible.
Honoured designer of the Russian Federation Vladimir Yarygin:
I believe that this alteration is possible in principle. Definitely should be specifically noted that this is not a combat weapon. To ban the production of such weapons is not justifiable, no need to limit the market and production. Lawmakers are trying to restrict than to allow. These deputies choose.
Carabiner SC-RPK-VPO-134
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The Director General of the Central research Institute of precision engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH) Dmitry Semizorov:
Definitely worth further study and to introduce all necessary measures to combat terrorism and ensure public safety. Meanwhile, this amendment will significantly affect a number of businesses engaged in similar activities. To date, a notable proportion of military weapons is in danger of becoming ordinary scrap metal that is not as effective from an economic point of view.
