Vietnam: What are weapons sharing similar functions and mechanism to hunting rifles, cold weapons and sporting weapons?
Recently, the National Assembly of Vietnam has issued the Law on amendments to a number of Articles of Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Combat Gears 2019.
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According to Point b Clause 1 Article 1 of the Amending Law on management and use of weapons, explosives and combat gears 2019 of Vietnam, the definition of “weapons with similar properties and effects” specified in the Law on management and use of weapons, explosives and combat gears 2017 is amended to “weapons sharing similar functions and mechanism to hunting rifles, cold weapons and sporting weapons”. Specifically, the new Law regulates that weapons sharing similar functions and mechanism to hunting rifles, cold weapons and sporting weapons refer to weapons that are manufactured or crafted manually or industrially without satisfying technical standards and design of legal manufacturers, capable of inflicting damage and harm to lives and health of humans and destroying matter structures similar to hunting rifles, cold weapons and sporting weapons.
Besides, the new Law also amends and supplements the responsibilities for state administration related to weapons, explosives, explosives precursors and combat gears of the Ministry of National Defense as follows: The Ministry of National Defense shall exercise governmental authority regarding weapons, explosive, explosive precursor substances and combat gears as specified in this Law and other relevant law provisions. The Minister of National Defense shall promulgate a list of military weapons specified in Point a Clause 2 Article 3 of this Law.
View other provisions at the Amending Law on management and use of weapons, explosives and combat gears 2019 of Vietnam, effective from January 10, 2020.
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