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Man Pulls Out a Gun During Russian Wrestling Tournamnet

Man Pulls Out a Gun During Russian Wrestling Tournamnet

 

Russia’s Cadet World Team Trials were held last weekend.

During one of the matches, two competitors started fighting. A big brawl ensues, and a man pulls out a gun.

While self-defense and protection of property is a constitutional right guaranteed to Russian citizens, Russian legislation on gun control is relatively strict, limiting the circulation of firearms to Russian citizens older than eighteen years of age with a registered permanent residence, and for the purposes of self-defense, hunting, and sports activities only.

Individuals are allowed to have up to ten long-barreled guns in their possession, and more if they are collectibles.  Individuals are not allowed to carry guns acquired for self-defense; a license only serves as a carrying permit for hunting and sport firearms when these guns need to be transported.  Russian citizens may not own guns that shoot in bursts or have magazines with more than a ten-cartridge capacity.  The legalization of short-barreled handguns is currently being discussed by the legislature.

According to a report by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (police), at the end of 2012 there were more than 6.3 million nonmilitary weapons registered in the Russian Federation, with a population of 142.5 million. This number includes 700,000 firearms with a rifled bore and 4.2 million firearms with a smooth bore.  According to the same report, approximately twelve million guns are held illegally and are not registered. In 2012, 7,500 crimes were committed with the use of firearms.[4] This constituted less than .5% of all crimes registered in the country.  At the same time, police investigated 26,500 crimes related to the illegal circulation of weapons.