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Russian Citizens Can Now Carry Rifles in Public
20 November 2014
Business Insider (Australia)
After a change to national gun law on Tuesday, Russians can now carry certain guns in public for the purposes of "self-defence."
The new policy allows the use of weapons to "protect their lives, health and property" but not against "women, disabled persons, and minors, unless they attacked you with a group and arms," according to an analysis by Russian media site Arguments and Facts.
These weapons include "long-barreled weapons, pistols, revolvers, 'home-made tubeless... (GunPolicy.org)