At the plenary session, Senators reviewed amendments to some legislative acts of Uzbekistan in relation of regulations on weapons. According to the Senate, in addition to firearms, the amendments propose to give permission to own pneumatic, gas, signal, bladed, throwing weapons and electric shock devices.
However, there is no liability in the legislation for illegal possession of the above non-firearms.
The new amendments provides amendments to two existing codes and six laws. In particular, the functions of state regulation and control over the circulation of weapons and ammunition for them are transferred from the National Guard to the police. Criminal and administrative liability is provided for the illegal circulation of non-firearms or violation of the rules for the circulation of weapons.
The age limit for the right to receive civilian hunting weapons and ammunition for them is set at twenty-five years (in the current legislation - twenty-one years).
In addition, it provides for a ban on the donation of civilian weapons and ammunition. The amendments were approved by the senators.
