LAW OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

of June 9, 1999 No. 49

About weapon

Accepted by General Court of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic on May 14, 1999

This Law regulates the legal relationship arising in case of turnover of civil, office, and also military person-portable small and cold weapon in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic and is directed to protection of life and health of citizens, property, ensuring public and economic safety, conservation and natural resources, development of international cooperation in fight against crime and illegal distribution of weapon.

Provisions of this Law extend also to turnover of ammunition to weapon.

Article 1. The basic concepts used in this Law

Weapon in this Law is understood as the devices and objects which are structurally intended for attack or active defense and defeat of live or other purpose:

1) firearms - the weapon which is structurally intended for mechanical defeat of the purpose at distance by the metayemy element receiving directed movement due to energy of gases in case of decomposition of gunpowder or other explosive;

2) cold weapon - the weapon intended for defeat of the purpose by use of muscular strength of the person in case of direct contact or the metayemy element at distance receiving directed movement at the expense of the muscular strength of the person or mechanical devices;

3) pneumatic weapon - the weapon intended for defeat of the purpose by the metayemy element receiving directed movement due to energy of the compressed gaseous substance;

4) gas weapon - the weapon intended for defeat of the purpose by use of substances tear and irritant action. The list of the irritating and tear substances allowed for use is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic;

5) ammunition - the devices of one-time action intended for direct defeat of the purpose by metayemy element and structurally adapted for shot from weapon of the corresponding type;

6) traffic in weapons - production, sale, transfer, acquisition, repair, accounting, storage, carrying, transportation, use, collecting, exhibiting, withdrawal and destruction, export and import of weapon, and also import of single copies of weapon to the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic;

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