Objective signs of the illegal acquisition and manufacture of weapons: theory and practice
The article reveals the content of objective signs of crimes expressed in the illegal acquisition and manufacture of weapons (Article 222, 223 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). In the course of the work legislation was studied that establishes rules for the circulation of arms and ammunition and provides for criminal law measures for their violation, judicial practice and scientific papers on this problem. As a result the nature of the acts constituting these crimes, the time of their legal completion and the specifics of criminal legal assessment were determined. Analysis of criminal cases led to the conclusion that when bringing the perpetrator to justice for the crimes under Art. 222 and 223 of the Criminal Code it is necessary to carefully examine the circumstances of the commission of illegal acts. In particular in some cases law enforcers make mistakes and do not take into account the provisions of Part 2 of Art. 14 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, according to which an act or omission is not a crime, although formally it contains a sign of some act provided for by the Special Part of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, but because of its insignificance it does not pose a public danger.
Keywords: weapon; manufacture of weapons; the acquisition of weapons; illegal arms trafficking.
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