From the Concept of the Draft Police Charter of the Russian Empire to Its Structure and Content: Views of Members of the Commission of Senator A.A. Makarov (1906-1917). Part 6. Suppression by the police of the Russian Empire of the illegal manufacture, acquisition, storage, carrying, movement and sale of explosives and weapons

The article takes up the complex of laws of the Russian Empire, the legal norms that made up the draft Police Charter, developed by a commission on behalf of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Empire under the leadership of Senator A.A., are considered. Makarova. The proposed procedures for citizens to obtain certificates (permits) that allowed them to purchase, store, and carry weapons are shown, and categories of the population to whom such a right could not be granted are identified. Attention is focused on the regime for ensuring public safety during the circulation of civilian weapons. The content of the norms of individual legislative acts that provided for punishment for failure to comply with the regulations that make up the rules for handling weapons is briefly given. The article presents selected statistical data characterizing modern arms trafficking. As well as the norms of federal laws obliging the Russian Guard and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia to ensure the legality in the sphere of circulation of civilian weapons in the Russian Federation and to suppress crimes involving their use.