You're reading: Draft bill in parliament suggests relaxing rules for gun ownership in Ukraine (INFOGRAPHIC)

 There is a growing move in Ukraine's new parliament to relax rules on gun ownership in Ukraine, and even allow license-free ownership of some types of weapons. A draft bill suggesting new rules of ownership was filed to parliament on Dec. 10 by a cross-faction group of 31 deputies.

The
main point of this bill are spelled out in Article 4. This is its
unofficial translation. The full text in Ukrainian, as well as
accompanying documents, can be found here.

The
following categories of civil weapons and ammunition are allowed for
circulation and ownership by individuals, business entities and
shooting sports organizations in Ukraine:

1. The
first category is air guns of caliber 4.5 mm with a muzzle velocity of 100
meters per second, and weapons fit for using flobert ammunition of
caliber up to 4.5 mm.

2. The second category long-barrel smooth bore firearms, gas guns,
air guns of caliber over 4.5 mm and with muzzle velocity over 100 meter
per second, guns fit for using flobert ammunition over 4.5 mm and
ammunition for it;

3. The
third category is long-barrel rifles, hybrid firearms and
ammunition for it.

4. The
fourth category is handgun and ammunition for it,
short-smoothbore firearms designed for shooting ammunition powered
by elastic elements with lesser lethal effect, and ammunition for
it.

The
weapons of the first category, as well as other inert and deactivated weapons,
are allowed for free civil circulation.

The
weapons of the second, third and fourth category may be allowed for
limited civil circulation, determined by this bill. Citizens of
Ukraine may acquire ownership rights to the civil weapons of the
second, third and fourth category, as well as ammunition and
components of ammunition if they posses a license to own the weapons,
which can be obtained separately for each category of civilian
weapons, except the first category.

Non-primary
parts of civil weapons and additional equipment are allowed for free
circulation.

License
holders for each category of the weapons are allowed to buy these
weapons and ammunition in unlimited quantities.

All limitations regarding detachable and fixed magazines for civilian weapons and use of additional equipment shall be determined exclusively by laws regulating certain activities related to civilian weapons or by the sports competitions regulations.

The infographic was designed by the Ukrainian Association of Gun Owners and is reprinted with permission.