中华人民共和国法律法规/枪支管理法

(Adopted at the 20th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress on July 5, 1996, promulgated by Order No. 72 of the President of the People's Republic of China, and effective as of October 1, 1996)

CHAPTER VI ENTERING AND LEAVING THE COUNTRY WITH GUNS

Article 1 This Law is enacted for the purpose of tightening control over guns, preserving public security and order and ensuring public safety.

Article 2 This Law applies to control of guns within the territory of the people's Republic of China.

Where other regulations are formulated by the State Council and the Central Military Commission regarding control of guns with which the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Chinese People's Armed Police Forces and the Militia are armed, those regulationund-color:fff

Article 3 The State establishes strict control over guns.

All units and individuals are prohibited to possess, manufacture (alter and assemble included), trade in, transport, lease or loan guns in violation of the provisions of laws.

The State shall severely punish any criminal act committed in violation of the control of guns.

Every unit and individual has the obligation to inform against any violations against the control of guns.

The State shall protect the informant and reward the persons who have rendered meritorious service by informing against criminal acts committed against the control of guns.

Article 4 The public security department under the State Council shall be in charge of control of guns throughout the country.

Public security organs of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be in charge of the control of guns in their administrative regions respectively.

The public security organs of the people's governments at higher levels shall exercise supervision over the control of guns by the public security organs of the people's governments at lower levels.

Article 6 The following units may be equipped with guns for civilian use:

(2) Hunting grounds that are built with the approval of the forestry administration department of the people's government at or above the provincial level may be equipped with hunting guns; and

(3) Units for protecting and raising wild animals and for conducting scientific research of such animals may, due to need of the work, be equipped with hunting guns and narcotic injection guns.

Hunting zones and pastoral areas shall be delineated by the people's governments at the provincial level.

Specific measures for equipment with guns for civilian use shall, in adherence to the principle of strict control, be formulated by the public security department under the State Council and submitted to the State Council for approval before enforcement.

Article 7 Arming with guns for the discharge of official duties shall be subject to exclusive examination and approval by the public security department under the State Council.

With regard to equipment with sports guns for profit-making shooting grounds, the matter shall be submitted by the public security organ of a people's government at the provincial level to the public security department under the State Council for approvaun

When equipping with sports guns, the public security organ of the people's government at the provincial level shall issue certificates permitting the holding of guns for civilian use.

In the base of herdsmen who wish to apply for equipment with hunting guns, they shall, by producing their identification cards, submit their application to the public security organ of the local people's government at the county level.

After examining and approving the application it accepts, the public security organ shall report the matter to the public security organ of a city divided into districts for issue of a certificate for rationed purchase of guns for civilian use after verifund-colo

Hunting guns which hunters and herdsmen are equipped with may not be taken out of the hunting zones or the pastoral areas.