Feedback. Collecting "in law Permission to collect firearms

20.06.2020

As you know, in Russia there is a limit on the number of weapons in one hand: 5 units of smooth, 5 gas, 2 traumatic and 5 rifled after five years of owning a smooth one. For those for whom this is not enough, the license for collecting will remove the restrictions. What is it, how to get it and what rights does it give?

Let's start with the last one: it makes it possible to purchase weapons in excess of the aforementioned limit, as well as the main parts of the weapon and any cartridges allowed for civilian circulation. But it's not right to do it! Under a collector's license, nothing will be sold to you in the ormag. It is still necessary to obtain a license to purchase each time in the local LRO, including for the purchase of cartridges as an independent collectible (it should be understood that all collectibles are included in the accounting list, so spending cartridges from the collection will be illegal). The right to purchase rifles bypassing the five-year experience, as well as short-barreled rifled weapons, is also not granted by a collection license.

For weapons purchased for the purpose of collecting, a permit of the PX series is issued. Such a document allows the storage, transportation and use of weapons at sports facilities for educational and training purposes. The latter implies that it is possible to purchase cartridges for existing weapons without restriction (for spending, not collecting). Also, in cases provided for by law, you can use collectible weapons for self-defense. The right to carry or use as a hunting permit does not give such permission. What is especially nice, the permission of the PX series is issued indefinitely; rifled weapons purchased in the collection do not need to be fired.

What do you need to get a collector's license? Quite a bit.
1. Application. It can be submitted through the State Services.
2. Two matte photos 3x4
3. A valid medical certificate or a certified copy thereof. Yes, yes, real. To obtain another license for the purchase of weapons, one must be presented once every five years, but for a collection one, a certificate with an unexpired validity period is required.
4. Copy of the passport.
Optionally, I highly recommend supplementing the set with copies of all available licenses and permits: this will allow you to write "copies of licenses and permits are attached" instead of a scrupulous description of your entire arsenal.

Important! What to write in the application in the column "types of collectible weapons"? I see no reason to put limits on yourself: who knows what you want in the future - so it's better to write more than you really need. It is usually recommended to write "Weapons, main parts of weapons, ammunition for weapons." Nuance: when issuing a license, the definition of "weapon" is usually transformed into "civilian firearms", which is categorically unacceptable to me personally for a simple reason: gas and signal weapons are not firearms according to the ZoO, and such a formulation does not give the right to collect it. But I can’t do without Gazovichs and SPSh-44 (the acquisition of which without a license is extremely shaky in legal terms). Therefore, I recommend writing in the following wording: "Weapons, including LLC, gas and signal, the main parts of weapons, cartridges for weapons", highlight the line and draw the attention of the inspector.

The waiting period for a license is a traditional month. During this period, it will be necessary to invite a district police officer to check the conditions for storing weapons. As you can see, nothing complicated. Well, who's next?

Many of us at least once in our lives tried to become collectors. As children, we collected stamps, coins, badges, chewing gum inserts. For some, this passion has remained a childhood memory, but there are those who have not lost interest in their hobby over the years. If the concept of a collector is available to us without a definition, then some issues will have to be considered in detail. One type of collecting is collecting weapons. Almost everyone can engage in such activities, but is it legal?

To answer this question, you will have to turn to the law. By the way, many of the provisions that we will present today are regulated precisely at the legislative level.

The state exercises control over the use of the collection, even if the latter is in private hands. This can be explained with the increased potential danger that the objects of the collection hide in themselves. Therefore, a license is issued.
However, it is somewhat different from the one that hunters or those who wish to carry traumatic weapons receive. Differences are manifested both in the process of obtaining a document, and in the regulations that it establishes.

Legislative basis for the collector

All collection activities are built simultaneously on the basis of the Federal Law, as well as local orders for various departments. These are, first of all, the Law “On Weapons”, the Government Decree and the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the decree, a citizen is entitled to a collection license for weapons.

Licensing activities are assigned to the departments of the LRRR, which are now under the authority of the National Guard. The procedure for obtaining permission to collect weapons is determined by an internal order. Federal law determines which weapons are considered collectible.

Another document that you need to study before starting to draw up documents for collecting weapons is the tax code. It affects the licensing process, since a one-time fee is paid when applying.

It is important to understand the scope of the issued license. For example, it cannot give the right to buy weapons on a general basis. Another subtlety of the legislation is the fact that citizens with a criminal record will no longer be able to legally become collectors.

Some issues of collecting weapons

A firearms collector's license determines his rights only in possession and use for training purposes. It is forbidden to use collectible weapons in self-defense. Thus, a collecting license cannot replace other types of permits.

But it removes the restriction on the storage of a certain number of units. As you know, a regular license is issued only for the carrying or storage of only 5 weapons. Naturally, if the collection consists of instances really suitable for this group, then this restriction is removed.

A permit does not expire, while a regular license gives the right to store or use for a period of five years.
It is theoretically possible to use collectible weapons, but for this you will have to issue another license. By permission to collect, a citizen has the right only to keep it at home.
For each collector, from the moment they start owning weapons, there is an experience that can be indicated when drawing up some documents.
You can collect weapons only in accordance with the articles of the Federal Law. They state that all weapons that are allowed on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as weapons that have been withdrawn from service, can be purchased for collection. For those weapons, the use of which does not require a license, you do not need to issue a permit when collecting.
Safety requirements are imposed on the conditions for storing collection weapons.
A citizen has the right to take weapons out of the room where they are stored.
A permit for a certain type of weapon implies a permit for cartridges for it, however, it is possible to store cartridges without a weapon, but for this a corresponding note must be in the license.

It is important to know that you can apply for a license even before the first copy appears in the collection, that is, there is no clearly established minimum number of weapons.

What is not considered a collection

A collection is not considered, and, therefore, licensing does not pass the weapon that is used in the educational process, is made in a single copy, or is currently under development. You can't collect cut specimens either. If it is not possible to restore the integrity of such a weapon or cartridge, then a license will not be required.

Not included in the collection and dummy, in which there are no mechanisms and which only externally creates an exact copy. But there is another side to the issue, which affects weapons that cannot be collected, and there is no license for them. The ban applies to brushes, brass knuckles. It is forbidden to collect edged weapons with a blade length exceeding 90 cm. The ban is imposed on all knives, the blade of which does not have a permanent fixation (retractable, folding).

Procedure for obtaining a license

For a personal visit, a package of documents is preliminarily collected. It is necessary to take a black and white photo 3x4 cm and submit them in two copies along with the rest of the documents. Be sure to take your passport with you, as a license is issued only if you have a permanent registration.

The most important thing is to pass the medical examination. The result of the inspection must be issued in the form of a certificate, which is issued in the form 002 O / y. To obtain permission, you will have to provide a chemical analysis of blood for the content of narcotic substances. This innovation has been introduced since 2017.

You will definitely need documents for the right to purchase weapons, as well as photocopies of all the listed documents.

First, you must contact the HRRR officer, who will issue a sample application, review the preliminary package of documents and provide a list of missing papers. In parallel with this, an inspection of the place of storage of weapons is assigned, this work is assigned to the district inspector. Later, the district police officer will present the result of the survey to the LRRR in the form of a report.

To become a collector, you need to visit the department of Rosokhrankultura. There you will need to rewrite all weapon numbers, as well as leave copies of documents for weapons and permissions to purchase them. Another statement is written already according to the proposed model.

Further workflow usually occurs without the involvement of the collector. All necessary data is redirected from Rosokhrankultura and LRRR to the Main Licensing and Permit Department. If we take into account that during the weekend all work on issuing permits is suspended, then the license for collecting edged bladed and firearms will be ready only in a few weeks. In this regard, the service provided by the public services portal compares favorably.

To use the service portal of public services, you must first register on it. Each user is obliged to provide up-to-date data and consent to their processing. Registration assistance can be provided by multifunctional centres.

After going to your personal account, you must select the "Catalogue of services" tab and find there a service related to issuing a license. When viewing information, make sure that you are redirected specifically to collecting. The functionality of the form is designed in such a way that it will become clear even to those who write the application for the first time.

All data is indicated here, and their relevance will be checked not only by the system itself, but also by the staff of the HRRR. Despite the online submission of documents, it will not be possible to avoid a personal visit to the licensing department. One of the reasons is the personal obtaining of a license.

Suspension of a license

The perpetuity of the received license for collecting does not mean that you can break the law with impunity. In addition to administrative liability, other sanctions may be applied to a citizen. They consist in the temporary suspension of the permit until the violations are eliminated, as well as in the complete annulment of the license.

Adding a weapon to the collection from the prohibited list entails not only its withdrawal, but also the termination of the license. An example is the storage of a flail or a sword with a blade that exceeds the permitted parameters in length. The entire collection must be located in the same place where its owner permanently resides. Non-compliance with this requirement is considered a violation of the procedure for storing weapons. For such a violation, licenses can also be completely deprived. Another gross violation is the availability of weapons to third parties.

Some citizens believe that it is possible to bypass the law if you interpret its articles in your own way. So, they prefer to acquire a license to collect, and then use the weapon indefinitely, calling themselves a collector. Such tricks are fraught with consequences. The only positive thing about them is that the license does not expire. In all other respects, such a document gives its owner even fewer rights than a regular hunting or injury license.

Carrying out, taking into account the requirements of the Instruction approved by this Order, an inventory of weapons and cartridges for them held by legal entities with special statutory tasks, legal entities-suppliers, organizations involved in testing products for bullet resistance, legal entities collecting weapons and cartridges, sports organizations and educational institutions. To involve employees of licensing and permitting units, rear divisions, district police inspectors, private security specialists, fire fighting service and other interested departments of internal affairs bodies to participate in the inventory and comprehensive surveys of weapons and ammunition storage facilities.

Collecting weapons- a common occupation that has existed for many centuries. At first, weapons were collected for purely practical reasons: men used them in battles, hunting. The Armory Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin belongs to the largest and most famous arsenals. At first, this collection was the grand ducal treasury, then it became the state arsenal, from which, if necessary, they supplied the Russian army.

Aesthetic and historical interest in collecting weapons came later. Many private collections have survived and are known throughout the world. One of the best armory collections in the world is based in the Hermitage, and the beginning of this collection was laid by Emperor Nicholas I. The Kuskovo estate houses the collection of weapons of Count Sheremetev, which by the beginning of the 20th century was the largest and richest in the country.

It is impossible to count the number of private collections of weapons. There is not a single line in the Code of Laws of the Russian Empire stating in accordance with what legal norms an individual should collect weapons, which means that until October 1917 every subject of the Russian sovereign could freely collect weapons.

The Soviet state rigidly streamlined the legal regime for the circulation of weapons in the country. The Decree of the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR of December 10, 1918 "On the surrender of weapons" obliged the entire population to hand over the weapons they had in their hands. Citizens who did not comply with this requirement were threatened with imprisonment for up to 10 years.

Any underground private Soviet weapons collector knew the contents of this article thoroughly. I knew, but at my own peril and risk, I secretly continued to collect weapons, since any collecting is not just a hobby, but a way of life, which is very difficult for many to change, and impossible for some.

Gradually, many types of collecting (paintings, antiques, old coins, badges, etc.) were legally recognized in the USSR, but collecting weapons, especially firearms, was prohibited by law for a long time, it was under special control by the internal affairs bodies. The private collectors of weapons themselves were subjected to constant persecution, as a result of which some of them "went underground", safely hid their collections, while others were arrested, and their collections were confiscated, and no one knows where they then went.

For the first time, the right of Russian citizens to collect weapons was enshrined after perestroika - in the Federal Law of May 20, 1993 No. 4992-1 "On Weapons".

How can you register a collection of weapons today? What documents need to be submitted to law enforcement agencies? These and other questions related to the unusual hobby are answered by the head of the inter-district department of licensing and permitting work and control over private detective and security activities of the Internal Affairs Directorate for the North-West Administrative District of Moscow, police lieutenant colonel Vladimir SEMERKIN.

- Vladimir Petrovich, please tell us how one becomes a collector?

Some collectors are people who collect weapons for aesthetic pleasure. Such connoisseurs most often become hereditary military personnel who, over the years of serving the sovereign in the family, have several types of award weapons, or heirs, whose fathers or grandfathers were once engaged in the manufacture of weapons, and they were genetically transferred interest in weapons. A collector lives in our district, whose ancestors from the time of Peter I were engaged in the manufacture of weapons.

Other collectors are passionate hunters. A person who once touched this type of art (in my opinion, hunting is a whole art), becomes an admirer and connoisseur of high-quality weapons. Starting with the simplest "amateur" weapons, the hunter gradually grows to such a level that he strives to get a separate gun with several sights for each animal. This feeling is comparable to that experienced by a driver who started driving an old Zhiguli car, but then switched to a modern comfortable car.

- How many types of weapons does the law allow to acquire?

According to the law, there are five types of smooth-bore and the same number of rifled weapons (it can be small-caliber and large-caliber). There is one caveat: you can buy 2-3 weapons for one stock, but this is considered one type. There comes a time when a passionate hunter for quality hunting lacks even this number of guns. Then he comes to the idea that he should start creating his collection.

- How to legalize your hobby?

To obtain a license to collect weapons, a citizen of the Russian Federation writes an application addressed to the head of the City Department of Licensing and Permits and comes to the district division of the LRR. He must have with him a document proving his identity and citizenship of the Russian Federation, two photographs 3x4 cm in size, approval from the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, receipts for payment of the established one-time fees. When collecting firearms and other numbered weapons, the applicant must additionally submit a list of the numbered records of the existing weapons.

Employees of the licensing and permitting service advise the future collector and check the conditions for storing the collection. I note that increased requirements are imposed on gunsmith collectors. A separate room must be allocated for the collection of weapons, whether it be one of the rooms in the apartment or part of the room. This room is certainly equipped with a security system. Police officers draw up a detailed protocol on the location of the premises where the collection is stored, the following information is entered into it: floor, stone, block or wooden structure, apartment plan.

We send the collected documents to the Department of Licensing and Permitting and Control over Private Detective and Security Activities of the Main Directorate of Internal Affairs for the City of Moscow, located on Shchepkina Street. The decision to issue a license to collect weapons is made there. The license is valid for 5 years. During this time, employees of our service, district police officers regularly check the conditions for storing a collection of weapons.

- Vladimir Petrovich, having decided to replenish the collection, the owner must ...

Contact the licensing department at the place of residence, where he will be issued a permit to purchase weapons. Having bought a weapon, the collector must register it with the LRR department. The issued permits must be kept by him.

There are collectors who collect non-combat weapons, which, however, may be of historical and cultural value. How is their interest regulated?

There is such a thing as - "certification of weapons." Everything that is certified and allowed for sale is registered under the Law on Weapons. What is not certified and belongs to the cultural and historical sphere is registered in a special way. The police have nothing to do with licensing these types of collections.

Collectors of rare weapons are a separate category. In our district there is a collector

ancient weapons: squeakers, reeds, etc. There are about 60 items in his collection. He has entered into an agreement with film studios and, if necessary, rents weapons for filming. The owner of such a collection needs to take a certificate from the department of culture that this weapon is rare. Such a collection may not be licensed. The owner has the right to store it, exhibit it, but if he wants to sell weapons from the collection, he must notify the culture department, which has the right to be the first buyer. This condition was created so that valuable specimens for the country would not be lost forever.

- Is there any limit on the number of copies in a private collection of weapons?

If the area allows and all the conditions for storing the collection are met, then there are no limits.

- Can a collector with a private collection of weapons take part in exhibitions?

Certainly. This hobby is not without a competitive factor among collectors. Everyone wants to collect an exposition richer and more interesting, and for this it is necessary to visit arms exhibitions of various levels, where you can replenish the collection and exhibit your collection.

- How is the delivery of the collection to the place of the exhibition?

The law "On the Transportation of Weapons" states that if a collector transports more than three barrels, he is obliged to use special vehicles. Owners of collections of weapons enter into an agreement with state or private security companies that provide not only armored vehicles, but also ensure the loading and unloading of the collection, accompany it from point A to point B. The collector is also obliged to agree on the date, time and route of transportation of the collection with law enforcement officers organs.

- And if the collector is going to take the weapon abroad?

If a citizen leaves Russia for the purpose of hunting or for competition, then he is obliged to provide an invitation (call) from the hunting or sports club of the country where he is going to, and a list of weapons that he plans to export to the Main Directorate of the LRR of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

- How many weapons can be exported?

As a rule, hunters or sportsmen go abroad with weapons with a clearly defined purpose, and therefore there is no need to carry the entire collection with them. Usually a permit is issued for 1-2 units.

- What formalities must be observed by a collector who is going to purchase weapons for collection abroad?

If the collector intends to purchase weapons abroad, he/she draws up documents for the import of a unit of weapons in law enforcement agencies even before departure. There he buys a copy and registers it upon arrival. Such an algorithm and the acquisition of ammunition, and edged weapons.

But there are situations when a collector or hunter acquires weapons abroad spontaneously. This is also prescribed by law. If the trunk is certified, it is left at customs while the owner draws up import permits. If the barrel is not certified, the weapon must be certified, and then the owner will receive documents for its import.

You said that collecting is not a cheap hobby. Have there been cases of robbery of owners of weapons collections in the county?

Not in my memory.

- What is the use of private collecting for the state?

In our state, art objects are not always given due attention, but some weapons are unique and of historical value. If they do not end up in state museums, then they often end up in private collections, which is also not bad. In our district there is an owner of a unique weapon, which he inherited from his father: a rifled carbine with gold inlay made in 1947 - a gift from Charles de Gaulle. This is the only instance. The French arms factory made this carbine for de Gaulle, who in turn presented it to a Russian officer. Unfortunately, I do not know the details of this story. By the way, the happy owner of a unique carbine is not a collector. As far as I know, there is a Goering gun in another private collection. The owner even went hunting with him, but, having learned the true value of the weapon, he stopped.

In my opinion, even this reason is quite enough to consider collecting a useful and important thing. The important thing is that it be legal.

Interviewed by Olga TARASOVA

(information about the history

collecting

taken from article

Doctor of Law Elena Shelkovnikova)

In this article, I will briefly try to talk about ancient melee weapons(daggers, sabers, checkers, etc.), how the legislator regulates legal relations and how not to become a defendant in a case .

Let's turn to the interpretation of part 4 of the article itself « Illegal sale civilian ..., gas weapons, edged weapons, including throwing weapons". What do we have from this norm, i.e. possession and acquisition of edged weapons is not prohibited by law, and here sales in any form(donation, sale and any alienation) has signs of this crime. The very concept of edged weapons is given in sec. 4, item 1, art. 1 FZ "On weapons", and Clause 36.1 Ch. 7 Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia dated June 30, 2017 No. 429 indicates the mandatory features that a weapon must have, but if at least one of the indicated signs is missing, then this item is not a melee weapon.

In this article, I write specifically about the old antique melee weapons- which has a cultural value (paragraph 19) or is an antique weapon (paragraph 20) - these two definitions are different and Art. 1 of the Federal Law "On weapons", let's first analyze the first:

weapons of cultural value - weapons, included in the Museum Fund RF in accordance with the Federal Law of May 26, 1996 N 54-FZ "On the Museum Fund of the Russian Federation and museums in the Russian Federation" or subject, in accordance with the decision of the federal executive body authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation, to be subject tolaw Russian Federation of April 15, 1993 N 4804-1 "On the export and import of cultural property", including ancient (antique) weapons;

it follows from this norm that the item must be registered with the Museum Fund or imported to Russia according to the customs declaration (there must be a contract of sale and permission from the Museum Fund, because when imported, this item automatically becomes a cultural value).

And second:

ancient (antique) weapons - firearms, throwing and pneumatic weapons manufactured before the end of 1899 (with the exception of firearms manufactured for firing cartridges), and also melee weapons, made before the end of 1945

here, in the event of a sale, it is desirable to conduct an examination of cultural property, or problems may arise and catalogs on edged weapons will not help. As an example:

There is a copy of the dagger of the 1930s, according to the examination of forensic experts, made around the 1990s with a sharpened blade, indicating all the signs of the Order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs No. par. 6, paragraph 1, art. 6 of the Federal Law "On weapons": …. with the exception of weapons of cultural value, including ancient (antique) weapons, copies of ancient (antique) weapons and replicas of old (antique) weapons; - you can sell copies and replicas. And it is quite realistic that in order to initiate a case, the investigator will beat on the fact that the weapon is cold and is not a replica or copy. Here I want to note that if copies and replicas are made in the factory, then there must be a Passport or an Instruction or at least a sales receipt (or another document, the more the better), but if in a handicraft way, the situation may become more complicated.

The point is clear. It is better to have two examinations - one of cultural value and one from forensics for signs.

Further, the right to purchase for the purpose of collecting requires a license (paragraph 4, article 13 of the Federal Law “On Weapons”). In cases where there is no license, a penalty is provided as an administrative fine. Carrying out activities not related to making a profit without a special permit (license)”(there is more, but it concerns firearms and explosives).

Summing up:

Before selling a bladed item, in order to protect yourself, the first thing to do is conduct an examination for signs of edged weapons, if in doubt(an official letter to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and we hand over our thing for verification according to the acceptance certificate, but after verification there is a risk of seizure). If the signs were established, then we do next examination of cultural property. In the first case, you can do it for free, then the second will have to pay and after the procedure, it will be necessary to register antique edged weapons with the Museum Fund as having cultural value. If you clearly have a dagger or checker of the 19th century, then it is better on the contrary, first to determine the cultural value, and then with with expertise you submit to forensic specialists in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I like this method better and it will be safer. In your cover letter, be sure to include: do I have the right to sell, what is needed for this and how to make a deal with the buyer, this is so that there are no problems during the sale, that is, you will have an official paper for the sale of weapons. The sale must be subject to a contract, as well as the purchase..

The buyer must have a license to purchase, in case of absence face an administrative fine. and there is a risk of seizure as illegally purchased.

P.S. It will be interesting to read more Resolution of June 17, 2014 No. 18-P of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, which solved the problem of having a collision. And it took her 7 years to get a resident of St. Petersburg annulment of her sentence.

An interesting question came to my mail. The reader asks: "What is, from a legal point of view, collecting and exhibiting cold steel, firearms and hunting weapons and cartridges in Russia? Tell us about how to obtain a license for collecting online through public services."

Someone said that collectors are special people, with a very special attitude to life and to others. Everyone should collect something, it's great broadening our horizons, making us closer to each other.

And it doesn’t matter what your goal as a collector is - stamps, coins (it turns out that this Russian “high oilman” Vagit Alekperov is also a passionate numismatist who opened a museum in Moscow dedicated to his passion), badges, theater programs. Collect at least something, at least "chicken gods" from all the beaches of the world.

Tretyakov collected paintings, Jacques-Yves Cousteau - unique marine animals and scuba designs, and Harun Al Rashid and Count Monte Cristo were passionate about collecting very special items - knives and firearms.

Yes, among all collectibles - edged weapons and firearms are completely apart. Well, if only because you can’t buy a knife made of real Damascus steel in an ordinary kiosk, and the revolver with which Robespierre went to the barricades costs several tens of millions, if at all it has a value, most likely, it has long become a national treasure of France.

First about the laws - state

In other words, collecting weapons is a business that is both terribly expensive and terribly responsible, and since it is a weapon, it is also dangerous. That's why,

Ganophilia is the scientific term for collecting firearms, and,
Nayfophilia is already a collection of cold,

dedicated to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of July 21, 1998, number 814. Later, on May 6, 2015, the Law was amended.

Called Decree "On measures to regulate the circulation of civilian and service weapons and cartridges for them on the territory of the Russian Federation". Here are the main provisions of this Decree, collected in one 8th chapter called "Collecting weapons and cartridges."

The chapter begins with Article 30 of the Decree, which explicitly states that

both individuals and legal entities can engage in such types of collecting;
the purposes of collecting can be any, at the discretion of the collector - from scientific to educational;
collectibles can be any kind of firearms (including pneumatic, gas, signal), and any types of cold,
but under one indispensable condition - the owner of the collection must have a license for this type of activity. The license is issued by the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Let's not forget - not only you become a source of increased danger for those around you (of course, you and your friends don’t think so, but the people around you and the police will still be on the lookout), but your collection will also attract the entire collection like flies to honey. bandit world.

I draw your attention to the fact that not every knife lying in your kitchen at home can be recognized as a collection.

First, the acquisition must be made on behalf of the organization, a legal entity. Secondly, the acquisition can be made by a private person, an individual, and in unlimited quantities, but it must be declared as a collection, otherwise the acquisition is limited to 5 units, which is stipulated by Article 13 of the Federal Law "On Weapons".

However, not every collection requires approval and licensing. If its composition is only models for which no license is required:

Cold with a blade length of no more than 9 cm;
Firearms with a bullet power at muzzle no more than 7.5 J -

then a license is not required for the entire collection.

Collectibles can be:

Weapons allowed for circulation in the country;
Any weapon removed from service;
Ammunition for this type of weapon.

In addition, the collection may include weapons and ammunition for it:

Remaining in the internal affairs bodies and held in closed criminal cases, even if it is prohibited for circulation or redone.
Productions of other countries, but not civil or official.
From experienced parties.
Imported into the territory of Russia and not certified.
Only for the educational process (as they say, with sawn-off strikers).
Imitation, for the production of shots with special cartridges, and the use of others is impossible in principle (hollowed weapons).
Copies, although made "you can't find fault", strictly according to the drawings of the originals, but without the use of real parts.

Just look at the collection the man has gathered:

I draw your attention to the list of weapons that are NOT recognized as collectible, they are simply scrap metal (of course, the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not issue a license for such a collection either):

for production and educational processes, various tests, made in a single copy;
split, the restoration of which is technically impossible (the cartridges are pierced, with a drilled sleeve);
models, only very similar structurally to the real ones;
all kinds of imitations, only similar to real samples in appearance.

In the Law, discussions and regulations of collections created for professional purposes and from professional material by the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are taken out of the brackets.

Also, in the Law, the responsibility for the creation of museum collections of weapons is fully assigned to the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, which, in order to protect collections, is recommended to fully rely on the professionalism of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

It is even allowed to create collections by the certification bodies themselves, from weapons that have not passed this very certification. Such collections must be coordinated with the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The 13th article stipulates the special nuances of maintaining collections of weapons:

The collector should not have any contraindications to the acquisition of weapons, as stipulated in the Law on Weapons.
Award weapons can be included in collections, but after obtaining permits from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (as a rule, they are combat weapons).
Keep the collection at home without proper organization and notification of the police.

Obtaining a license to collect weapons

To obtain a license, any future gano- or nyfophile (from the English gun - gun, knife - knife) must submit the following documents to the police authorities at the place of residence:

A declaration that a collection is allowed to be created;
Passport with two photocopies of two pages - with a photo and registration address;
Two photographs 3 by 4 cm.

At the same time, there is no strict application form for all regions of Russia, but the most common is the following:

Sample statement on the admissibility of creating a collection. Please note that the application indicates the classes of items intended for collection, the conditions for storing the collection and a list of additional documents that may be required:

List of numbered available weapons (if it is included in the collection, including, in addition to numbered, firearms);
Permits for the storage and carrying of existing weapons and their photocopies;
Original licenses and permits for the legal nature of the acquisition of all weapons in the collection;
Agreements with an organization that maintains the security alarm system that the collection is equipped with;
Report of checking storage conditions;
Consent of Rosokhrankultura to place the collection in the specified location;
Conclusion of the inspector of the Interdistrict Licensing and Permitting Department (MORLL) of the local ATC department.

The place of storage of the collection may well be the personal home of the collector, but then it should be lockable safes or cabinets made of metal or any other high-strength material. Actually, any material is also allowed, but it must be reinforced with iron.

Within two weeks, the police must submit for approval to the Ministry of Culture (or territorial organizations authorized by it, called upon to preserve cultural heritage) their consent to maintain the collection, in addition, in the same package of documents there must certainly be acts of conclusion of the commission of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

I draw your attention to the fact that when the collection is supplemented with new copies of firearms, an application is again written indicating the storage conditions and a copy of the previously issued storage license. When adding to the collection of edged weapons, such a new application is not required.

When the legality of the acquisition of weapons or ammunition for the collection is confirmed, a storage permit is issued. In the future, at least once a year, police officers, together with representatives of the Ministry of Culture, are required to check the condition of the collection and the conditions for its storage. At the same time, inspectors are required to maintain the confidentiality of all data about the collection, both its composition and storage conditions.

Online Gun Collection Licensing Service

This service on the state portal of public services - www.gosuslugi.ru - is located in the section of service categories "Licenses, certificates, accreditations". I draw your attention to the fact that the service is patronized by the National Guard of Russia.

By going to this page, we go down the content down to the "Weapon Design" section. The next steps are:

We open the group.
Select "Gun Collecting".
Go to the section “License for collecting and (or) exhibiting weapons and ammunition. Issuance of a license to a citizen of the Russian Federation for collecting and (or) exhibiting weapons, main parts of firearms, ammunition for weapons.

This section has four subsections:

Reissuance of a license for collecting weapons, basic parts of firearms, ammunition for weapons;
Reissuance of a license for the display of weapons, the main parts of firearms, ammunition for weapons;
Obtaining a license to collect weapons, the main parts of firearms, ammunition for weapons;
Obtaining a license to exhibit weapons, main parts of firearms, ammunition for weapons.

We select the 3rd section - "Obtaining a license for collecting." Here you can read the terms of service:

Both the application and the result can be submitted and received online.
The service is free.
Terms of service provision:

deadline - 30 calendar days;
the term of registration of the submitted application - 2 working days;
the maximum waiting time in the queue when submitting an application for the provision of services in person is 15 minutes.

Separately, it is recalled that the basis for starting the provision of services is the submission of an application and all related documents. The grounds for refusing to provide the service are also given:

Failure by the applicant to provide the necessary information or the submission of incorrect information by him;
The impossibility of ensuring the accounting and safety of weapons or the failure to ensure these conditions;
Identification of weapons, the collection of which is not recognized as collecting and is not subject to licensing.
Others provided by the Law "On weapons".

According to the site, the following documents must be provided:

Original licenses and permits for storage, storage and carrying.
Photo.
Passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation.
Application for a license to collect weapons (cartridges) previously acquired for other purposes.
Application for a license to collect weapons, basic parts of firearms, ammunition for weapons.
Medical conclusion on the absence of contraindications to the possession of weapons.

When providing the service, the following administrative actions will be carried out:

Verification of the completeness and reliability of the information specified in the application and documents;
Formation and direction of an interdepartmental request;
Acceptance and registration of the application, including in electronic form;
Making a decision to issue (refuse to issue) a license with subsequent notification of the applicant;
Issuance of a license.

It is guaranteed that the applicant will contact no more than two government officials when providing services to him. The provision of the service electronically is carried out by selecting the switch on the top left "Electronic service" and clicking on the "Get service" button (already on the right).

Please note that the service is provided only to registered users of the portal who have a password to enter the Personal Account.

A license is provided for 5 years. And, interestingly, the law does not prohibit the use of weapons from the collection for hunting purposes.