The Law on management and use of weapons, explosives and combat gears approved by the 14th National Assembly of Vietnam at its 3rd session on June 20, 2017 specifies definitions of weapons, explosives and combat gears as follows:
When performing the task of ensuring security and order, the person on duty has the right to open fire on the subjects in order to immediately stop acts causing damage to health, property, public security and order.
“Military weapons” means weapons that are provided for the people's armed forces and other forces for conduction of their missions. The following entities are equipped with military weapons:
From July 01, 2018, the Law on management and use of weapons, explosives and combat gears officially comes into force. This Law specifies cases in which the police is allowed to shoot at a suspect without warning.
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