More than 150 policemen brought to liability for violations in gun controlMore than 150 police officers have been brought to liability for violations in weapons trafficking after an inspection carried out by the Prosecutor General's Office.17:43 13.12.2012
FSB breaks up illegal arms trafficking operationTwo businessmen from Bryansk, Russia and Mogilev, Belarus, who organized a supply chain of modern service pistols from Europe will spend three and four years in prison respectively.14:56 13.12.2012
Supreme Court supports increased liability for unlawful weapon useThe Supreme Court has approved a bill which allows the liability to be increased for intentionally causing physical harm with a weapon, says State Duma Committee on Security and Combating Corruption head Irina Yarovaya.12:46 27.11.2012
Federal Security Service pulls the plug on illegal weapons workshopSpecial services have clamped down on illegal firearm production ring in Voronezh; the confiscated arsenal may have been intended for terrorists, the Federal Security Service reports on Monday.12:29 19.11.2012
Increased liabilty proposed for weapons handling under the influenceState Duma Committee on Security and Combating Corruption head Irina Yarovaya has submitted amendments to the State Duma to the legislation which increases liability for using weapons while intoxicated, as well as raising the age for buying weapons from 18 to 21.11:11 14.11.2012
Police to toughen gun control regulations after Moscow massacreAmendments which tighten the regulations for carrying weapons may be approved in the near future in response to a recent incident in Moscow where a 30-year-old lawyer shot dead five of his colleagues.13:03 08.11.2012
Gun legalization bill to be submitted to parliament in 2013A bill to legalize short-barreled guns will be submitted to parliament in early 201317:22 20.07.2012
Bans on weapons possession must reflect owner's guiltMikhail Barshchevsky, the government's plenipotentiary representative in the Constitutional Court has said on Thursday that bans on the right to buy sporting guns should take into account the gravity of any weapons-related offenses committed by potential owners.17:33 07.06.2012