Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
South Korea. 1985 ‘Scope of Permission on Possession of Guns, Swords, Gas Sprayers, Electric Shock Machines and Crossbows by Kind and Usage.’ Enforcement Decree of the Control of Firearms, Knives, Swords, Explosives, Etc. Act; Ch. III (Art. 14), p. 13. Seoul: National Police Agency. 2 February
Relevant contents
Article 14 (Scope of Permission on Possession of Guns, Swords, Gas Sprayers, Electric Shock Machines and Crossbows by Kind and Usage)
(1) The scope of permission on possession of guns, swords, gas sprayers, electric shock machines and crossbows by kind and usage under Article 12 (3) of the Act shall be as follows:
1. In cases of possessing a pistol for a shooting contest, sports or self-defense;
2. In cases of possessing a shotgun, a single-shot gun, air gun or crowssbows for hunting, extermination of harmful birds and animals or shooting contest;
3. In cases of possessing a life rope thrower, life signal gun, butcher gun, anesthetizing gun, whaling gun or artillery, gun, spear gun, marking gun for whaling, industrial staple gun for construction, cable thrower and guns necessary for sweeping or other industrial applications for the use of life-saving, slaughter, anesthetization, fishing, construction, and other industrial applications as determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security;
4. Where a government or public agency possesses a gun, sword, injector, electronic percussion lock, and crossbows for the purpose of testing and research;
5. Where a person who, recommended as eligible by an agency head, as determined by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, as an athlete or candidate participating in an athletic meeting or worldwide shooting contest, possesses a pistol in order to use it at the athletic meeting or shooting contest;
6. In cases of possessing a sword for the purpose of using or holding under custody for swordmanship contest, hunting, slaughter, agriculture and fishery, ornament or family heirloom;
7. In cases of possessing guns and swords for functions, such as festivals and ceremonies, swords for family heirloom or ornament and other swords that are deemed necessary for general folk customs or custom's sake;
8. In cases of possessing a gas sprayer or electric shock machine for security, self-defense or animal roundup;
9. Where a person legally entitled to carry arms possesses a gas discharger for self-defense or arresting criminals;
10. Where a legal person has his/her employees, etc. possess an industrial gun, gas discharger, gas sprayer or electric shock machine according to any of the following categories for use:
(a) For public works, construction and other industrial application: industrial gun;
(b) For security: gas discharger (limited to a possessor legally entitled to carry arms), gas sprayer or electric shock machine;
11. Where any person who is licensed to possess a gun (limited to powder shotguns) is in possession of a barrel in order to use it to replace for the gun.
(2) Matters related to the scope of permission on possession and control of pistols in possession under paragraph (1) 1 shall be determined by Ordinance of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security.