Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- At a plenary session of the Senate, the Law "On amendments and additions to certain legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan in connection with the improvement of legislation on weapons" was considered.

It was noted that in addition to firearms, the Law “On Weapons” gives permission to own pneumatic, gas, signal, bladed, throwing weapons and electric shock devices.

However, there is no liability in our legislation for the illegal possession of the above non-firearms.

Simply put, there is no “guarantee” that the owner of a non-firearm will not use it for various criminal purposes in cases of illegal possession of a firearm, i.e. keeping it at home, carrying it on the street, bringing it to an educational institution, etc.

Therefore, the Law being discussed today provides for amendments to 2 existing codes and 6 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 internal affairs bodies;

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 of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan 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 envisages a ban on the donation of civilian weapons and ammunition to it.

The law was approved by the senators.