Problems of imposing penalty for illegal purchasing, transfer, selling, storage, transportation or carrying of weapons, armament, explosives and blasting devices

In the article the problems are viewed associated with imposing penalty for illegal purchasing, transfer, selling, storage, transportation or carrying of weapons, armament, explosives and blasting devices. The author makes his proposals on improving the penalties of article 251 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code, based on the analysis of the law books, materials of the law application practice and the results obtained from the interview with the court and investigation officials.