“Of course, it is necessary to check for sanity.
On whether they have any misconduct, crimes behind their backs ... Not just formally - I came and received a stamp, namely a check, ”explained Viktor Litovkin.
According to him, there are many problems with firearms and they must be solved.
The specialist added that people who receive weapons must be adequate, understand what the use of weapons entails.
In turn, foreign intelligence veteran Lev Korolkov expressed the opinion that any tightening could cause a backlash.
"Of course, it is necessary to check ... For what it is necessary to strengthen control, it is for traumatic weapons, because most of the unpleasant incidents happen with him," said the interlocutor of RT.
Korolkov added that "arms control is advisable, but everything should be within reasonable limits."
Earlier, the chairman of the State Duma committee on information policy, information technology and communications, Alexander Khinshtein, said that a law was introduced to the lower house of the Russian parliament on the verification of candidates for obtaining weapons by the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.