The Russian government did not support the bill, which allows the court to limit proximity to the victim. In June 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that raises the age for purchasing hunting and smooth-bore long-barreled weapons to 21 years.
The introduction into the Code of special regulation of prohibitions on approaching the victim may lead to conflicts with the mechanisms already established by law to suppress such actions, the Cabinet of Ministers said in a review of the draft bill as presented.