Russia: Nationalist pushes radical liberalization of home defense laws
While Russia does allow people to use firearms for self defense. It is difficult to prove it in court. Igor Lebedev a populist nationalist wants to change that to allow citizens use firearms more freely to protect themselves and those around them as well as their property. While a long gun can be used for home protection, citizens cannot conceal carry.
http://rt.com/politics/193436-russian-self-defense-law/
"Current Russian law allows people to use firearms or other weapons in life threatening situations to themselves or others, but can be quite difficult to prove that the threat existed in court. In several cases people have been sentenced to prison terms after such incidents. Examples include the 2012 case in which a girl who fired a non-lethal rubber bullet at a man who stabbed her companion in the Moscow Metro – the shooter got three years in prison for grievous bodily harm and the assailant got away with a milder punishment. "
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While Russia does allow people to use firearms for self defense. It is difficult to prove it in court. Igor Lebedev a populist nationalist wants to change that to allow citizens use firearms more freely to protect themselves and those around them as well as their property. While a long gun can be used for home protection, citizens cannot conceal carry.
http://rt.com/politics/193436-russian-self-defense-law/
"Current Russian law allows people to use firearms or other weapons in life threatening situations to themselves or others, but can be quite difficult to prove that the threat existed in court. In several cases people have been sentenced to prison terms after such incidents. Examples include the 2012 case in which a girl who fired a non-lethal rubber bullet at a man who stabbed her companion in the Moscow Metro – the shooter got three years in prison for grievous bodily harm and the assailant got away with a milder punishment. "
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