The task will be facilitated by an electronic database
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to strengthen state control over the circulation of weapons and rules on medical examinations to obtain permission to own them. Amendments have been made to the laws “On Weapons” and “On the Basics of Public Health Protection in the Russian Federation.”
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According to the changes, a list of medical contraindications has been introduced in which the purchase of weapons is prohibited. The list will be drawn up by the federal government. The law prohibits the purchase and carrying of weapons without a medical examination due to contraindications.
Currently, the medical examination will be performed only in public hospitals and only at the place of registration. It will include screening for drugs and other psychotropic substances and psychiatric evaluation. All results of these surveys will be stored in a single database, which will be accessible to the Russian Guard, which will be able to verify the authenticity of the certificate.
The innovations were commented on by the MC editor of the “ Weapons & # 39; & # 39; magazine “ Hunting and fishing. 21st century & # 39; & # 39; Alexander Kudryashov:
& ndash; The new thing is that only in state institutions will it be possible to undergo a medical examination before purchasing a weapon. There used to be license commissions. Their business probably ended.
The most interesting thing is & ndash; an electronic database is being set up for this purpose. As it turned out, it was not possible to check the medical certificate before. This means that the citizen brought a piece of paper and a licensing and permitting department & ndash; he believed. Strange, but they say it was so. The National Guard now has direct access. But only in the form of yes/no information. Data will not be passed on for medical confidentiality.
All other provisions existed, but were simply expressed in other words.
There are also more interesting innovations. For example, if a person is drunk while driving, the weapon license will also be revoked. And if other studies reveal drugs in the blood, the weapon will be confiscated and the citizen will have two months to retest. If “ clean & # 39; & # 39; & ndash; the weapon will be returned.