In order to purchase weapons for self-defense, for sports, signal weapons, weapons for hunting, as well as one that is an integral attribute of national costumes or Cossack uniforms, certain documents must be issued and a license must be obtained that corresponds to it.
But if a person has contraindications to owning a weapon, for example, for health reasons, then he will not succeed in becoming its owner on legal conditions. Citizens suffering from mental illness, alcoholism, drug addiction and substance abuse do not have the right to receive a license even to carry knives. But not only these reasons can act as contraindications. A license may be refused if a person has
poor eyesight.When issuing a permit to carry cold steel, a medical certificate is submitted confirming the absence of contraindications to the possession of weapons. If a person has an unexpunged or outstanding conviction for a deliberate crime at the time of issuing the permit, if he is registered with a narcological or neuropsychiatric dispensary or does not have a permanent place of residence, then such a person will not receive a license.
Asking the question of how to obtain permission to carry weapons, citizens turn to the licensing and permitting service of the local Department of Internal Affairs. They collect the necessary documents, starting with a statement drawn up in a special form. They submit their passport data, information about the place of residence, data on the weapons they own. In addition, two photographs of a standard 3x4 size are submitted along with a medical opinion on the applicant’s lack of contraindications.
In some cases, for example, for the purchase of stun guns, cold bladed, throwing or pneumatic weapons, a license is not required. But if the muzzle energy of an air gun will exceed 3 J, then it will be necessary to obtain a license for it. Licensing and permitting service, in addition to permission to store weapons, can also issue permission to carry knives.
If a citizen first applies for permission and until that time he had no experience in owning a weapon, then a license will be issued to him only after special training. A citizen must pass an exam, thereby confirming the knowledge gained.
The ATC considers the submitted documents within a month from the date of receipt of the application. On average, it takes a couple of weeks to get permission to carry weapons. Depending on what the license is issued for, its validity period is also limited.
The license is renewed provided that the applicant submits the necessary documents to the licensing and permitting service of the Department of Internal Affairs. One license entitles you to purchase up to five weapons of the same category.
Schools teaching knife fighting techniques are actively developing in modern Russia. Athletes demonstrate their skills in the championships in sports fighting with knives. A knife in skilled hands is a serious melee weapon that can cause serious harm. If a person received permission to carry cold steel, he must understand that he will have a potential murder weapon.