According to him, such weapons can often be acquired by 18-year-old young people who have just graduated from school, have no military service experience and do not always have the psychological maturity necessary for a responsible attitude to gun ownership.
“In this regard, we ask you to consider the feasibility of amending the federal law“ On weapons ”in terms of increasing the age required to acquire the right to acquire hunting weapons and smooth-bore long-barreled firearms for self-defense up to the age of 21,” the appeal says.
At the same time, he recalled that at present, a similar age limit is already in effect for those who plan to purchase civilian firearms of limited destruction.
On October 12, an 18-year-old young man fired at a stop in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
As a result of the emergency, three people died, three more were injured.
The suspect was later found dead.
The investigation was able to establish that the shooter was seen by a doctor due to depression.