The bill states that licences only permit the registration of one or more firearms if their owner or holder meets certain requirements. Among them, being of legal age (can be ignored with the permission of your legal representative) and having Chilean citizenship or permanent residence. Among the prohibited prohibitions is that “no one may possess or possess for a long time weapons whose barrels have been circumcised; handguns of any calibre that operate fully automatically, fancy weapons, i.e. those that hide in a harmless appearance; Toy weapons, blanks, pellets, rods or compressed air. That`s when they are adapted or converted to fire ammunition or cartridges.” How does firearms registration work? No natural or legal person (agency) may possess or possess weapons, objects or facilities prohibited by the Arms Control Act, or transport, stockpile, distribute, enter into agreements thereon or trans-ship such weapons and objects without official authorization. The garrison commands of the armed forces or the authority of the Chilean carabinieri of the highest hierarchy, appointed in both cases by the Minister of National Defence on the proposal of the Director-General of National Mobilization, are responsible for issuing the other permits. The DGMN only authorizes the registration of a weapon if, in its opinion, it assumes that the possessor will do so in order to protect the specified place or place. The registration of weapons is carried out personally by their owner or possessor and, in the case of legal persons, by their legal representative. Only legal persons constituted as national sports federations, federations or clubs affiliated to such federations and those established without affiliation for the purpose of shooting and having shooting ranges or testing grounds may register weapons; Collector; harmful wildlife control undertakings; or authorized private guards.
The initiative was unveiled last week and also aims©to regulate pellet guns and pole guns. The Directorate of National Mobilization raised a number of objections to the parliamentarians` proposal. In this area, however, there is a group of elements that are not subject to regulatory control; These include edged weapons, pellets, pole guns and air pistols, many of which are used in illegal weapons. Faced with this situation, a group of parliamentarians presented on October 6 a project to amend the current law in this area in order to regulate its purchase and use. The Senate approved the report of the Joint Commission on the legal text defining prohibited weapons and related materials in their possession or subject to authorization by the Directorate-General for National Mobilization. What are the penalties for violating the Gun Control Act? Some of the penalties are: a severe prison sentence of one of its degrees (5 years and one day, up to 20 years), for persons who organize, belong, finance, instigate, instruct, incite or incite private militias, combat groups or organized military parties. When these offences are committed by officers of the armed forces on retired or active service or of public order and security, the penalties are increased. Those who carry firearms without a licence are sentenced to prison terms ranging from 541 days to 10 years. Those who possess spelled or altered weapons are sentenced to prison terms ranging from 3 years to one day and 10 years.
However, there is an exception if the carrying of weapons must be voluntarily handed over to the authorities. Anyone who manufactures, assembles, modifies or brings weapons into the country without a permit is liable to a penalty of between 541 days and 15 years. For carrying or possessing incendiary bombs (Molotov), penalties range from 3 years and one day to 10 years. Persons who unlawfully possess, possess or carry firearms, their parts and devices and parts or explosives, including their parts, devices and parts, detonators and other similar elements, shall be punished by a maximum of a maximum of 3 years and one day to 5 years` imprisonment shall be punished by a minimum of deprivation of liberty (3 years and one day to 5 years` imprisonment). Anyone who sells bullets or cartridges to someone who has not registered a weapon: minimum to medium imprisonment, in addition to a fine of 100 to 500 monthly tax units. Sale of ammunition or cartridges of a calibre other than the registered weapon: minimum minor imprisonment and a fine of 100 to 500 monthly tax units. Gonzales said that for the project to thrive, a number of technical©aspects would need to be resolved that are not explained in the proposal. “We will have to define the legal concept under which they will be controlled. If they have a type of control equivalent to that of a firearm, or another type of control is used, such as electric shock batons,” he said. Who controls the use of weapons in Chile? The Ministry of Defence, through the Directorate-General for National Mobilization (DGMN), controls weapons, explosives, fireworks, pyrotechnics and similar articles, without prejudice to the tasks of the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security.
In particular, the Act contains a number of amendments that strengthen legislation on the possession, trafficking and use of firearms. The amendments to Law No. 17.798 include the explicit inclusion of adapted weapons, blank cartridges or toys and silencers as prohibited items. Its use, trafficking and sale are fully regulated and must be duly registered. It outlines the requirements for the possession and registration of a firearm, as well as the penalties for violations. What punishment does a person receive for giving a firearm to a minor? A person authorized to possess weapons and hand them over to a minor is sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment from his average to the highest degree, i.e. 541 days to five years. No one may possess or possess any of the following weapons: Another proposal put forward by MEPs is the creation of ballistic DNA that makes it possible to know from which© weapon a communication was fired. The initiative to improve control and traceability mechanisms through a registry defines that “firearms, regardless of calibre, remain under state control. It also applies to its parts, devices and parts. How can I check if a weapon is in the declared location? Control authorities or any law enforcement and security officers (carabinieri and IDPs) may carry out inspections, but must immediately record all actions carried out and actions associated with them. The inspection can only be carried out between 08:00 and 22:00 on weekdays or outside working days and does not require prior notice.
However, when conducting criminal investigations, the police have no restrictions on the conditions permitted by the rules of procedure. The private member`s initiative also seeks to reduce from five to two years the years during which any person ± possesses or possesses a weapon must prove that he or she meets the conditions to do so. In addition, it is proposed to establish a registry containing the fingerprints of those who purchase weapons. The idea was reinforced by Fuenzalida: “You need a single bench and traceability of the ball; This makes it possible to determine, after investigation, with which© weapon this bullet was fired and where the weapon was purchased. I mean, you can make the whole story. First, the new law defines a firearm as a firearm that has a barrel and fires. In addition, it is specified that a firearm is a weapon that has a barrel and fires. Also, that it is designed for shooting or can be adapted for this (ammunition or cartridges). To do this, you can use the expansion force of gunpowder gases or any chemical compound. Regulations will determine which weapons are considered adaptable.
In order for a citizen to carry or possess one of the above-mentioned weapons, he or she must hold a licence issued by the Direction générale de la mobilisation nationale (DGMN), from which he or she may also suspend, impose conditions or restrict these licences. What is the punishment for those who shoot in public? Any person who unjustifiably fires a firearm into a private building with persons in, from or to the highway; public or publicly accessible buildings; or inside or against public transport, sanitation, storage or transport of fuel, electricity, port, air or railway installations, including those of metros, or other similar places or objects shall be punishable by a maximum of three years and one day to five years.