The three departments jointly issued a notice: voluntarily handing over illegal gun explosives before September 30 can be punished lightly

　　China News Service, Beijing, May 25 (Guo Chaokai) The Ministry of Public Security of China held a press conference in Beijing on the 25th.

The reporter learned from the meeting that from the date of the announcement of the "Notice on Collecting Illegal Guns and Explosions and Other Items to Severely Crack Down on Guns and Explosions and Other Illegal Crimes" until September 30, 2021, surrendered or voluntarily handed over illegal guns and other articles. If a crime is constituted, the punishment may be given a lighter, mitigated punishment or exempted from punishment in accordance with the law.

　　On May 14, the Supreme People’s Court of China, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the "Notice on the Collection of Illegal Guns and Explosions and Other Items to Severely Combat Crimes Involving Guns and Explosions" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"). Those who violate the law and criminals who meet the requirements will be treated with leniency, rewards will be given to those who report gun explosions and crimes, and prompts will be given to the general public on how to resist and stay away from gun explosions.

　　Li Jingsheng, director of the Public Security Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security of China, introduced at the meeting that the "Notice" stipulates that anyone who surrenders or voluntarily surrenders items such as illegal gun explosions from the date of this announcement to September 30, 2021, constitutes a crime. Lighter, mitigated punishment or exempted from punishment in accordance with the law; if the violation constitutes a violation of public security management, the punishment shall be mitigated or not imposed in accordance with the law.

Those who fail to surrender or surrender illegal items within the time limit shall be severely punished in accordance with the law.

Criminals who have reported or exposed other illegal and criminal acts involving firearms, explosions, and crossbows, which are proved to be true, or provide important clues, so as to be able to detect other cases involving firearms, explosions and crossbows, etc. Mitigation of punishment; those who have performed significant meritorious service may be mitigated or exempted from punishment in accordance with the law.

Anyone who reports or exposes other illegal and criminal acts involving firearms, explosions or crossbows, and has performed meritorious service, shall be given a mitigated punishment or not be punished in accordance with the law.

　　The "Announcement" clearly encourages the general public to actively report illegal and criminal activities involving guns, ammunition, explosives, imitation guns, crossbows, etc. and provide clues to illegal and criminal activities. Those who report meritorious services will be rewarded in accordance with relevant regulations and the public security organs will protect them in accordance with the law. The personal information and security of the informant.

Those who threaten or retaliate against whistleblowers or accusers shall be severely punished in accordance with the law.

　　"Judging from the actual situation of the crackdown and rectification work carried out in recent years, although a large number of illegal gun explosives have been confiscated through special operations, some illegal gun explosives are still scattered in the society, which has brought great importance to social public safety and the safety of people’s lives and property. Hidden danger." Li Jingsheng said.

　　He said that the Office of the Inter-Ministry Joint Conference to Combat and Remedy the Crimes of Firearms and Explosives has issued a notice recently to deploy a unified operation for the investigation and collection of illegal guns and explosives from the beginning of June to the end of September, further squeezing the social stock of illegal guns and explosives. , To fully promote the in-depth development of special campaigns for crackdown and rectification, and to create a safe and stable social security environment for celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party. (Finish)