Presenting the draft law, General To Lam, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, said that after 5 years of implementing the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools, ministries, branches, People's Committees and police of units and localities have seriously and effectively implemented it, making an important contribution to protecting national security, ensuring social order and safety, and serving the country's socio-economic development.
In particular, the management and use of weapons, explosives, and supporting tools are strictly ensured, in accordance with regulations, meeting the requirements and combat readiness tasks of the armed forces and other forces. Propaganda and dissemination of laws are carried out regularly, widely, and effectively.
In the past 5 years, the whole country has mobilized people to hand over 99,689 guns of all kinds and many bombs, mines, grenades, explosives, weapons and other supporting tools. The Ministry of Public Security has directed the police of units and localities to fight resolutely and effectively against crimes and violations of the law on weapons, explosives and supporting tools; in the past 5 years, the whole country has detected 34,109 cases, arrested 56,027 subjects, and seized 4,975 guns of all kinds.
However, the process of deploying and implementing the law has encountered a number of shortcomings, limitations and difficulties. In particular, the concepts of weapons, explosives and supporting tools stipulated in the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools have revealed limitations, failing to meet the requirements of state management and the fight against crime.
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| General To Lam, Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, presented the Government's proposal on the draft law. |
Subjects have taken advantage of loopholes in the law to illegally manufacture, store, buy, sell, transport, and use homemade guns, knives, and tools and means similar to primitive weapons. If not promptly prevented and strictly handled, they will potentially cause insecurity and disorder. Therefore, it is necessary to amend and supplement regulations on the concepts of weapons, explosives, and supporting tools to ensure compliance with reality.
The amendment of the law also aims to reform and simplify administrative procedures, create favorable conditions for agencies, organizations, businesses and people; take advantage of foreign resources to support Vietnam in researching, producing, equipping and using weapons and support tools, etc.
The Draft Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools (amended) consists of 8 chapters and 74 articles. In particular, the draft law has amended and supplemented a number of terms to explain concepts to suit the content and scope of the draft law, facilitating the application of the law, effectively serving the work of state management and preventing and combating crime.
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Chairman of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi presented a preliminary review report of the draft law. |
Specifically, adding high-damage knives to the group of primitive weapons, cases where high-damage knives are used for labor, production, and daily life purposes are not within the scope of the law. At the same time, it stipulates that primitive weapons when used for the purpose of illegally infringing on human life and health are military weapons. Adding shotguns, compressed air guns, compressed air guns to the group of military weapons, cases where these guns are used for hunting purposes, they are determined to be hunting guns.
In the preliminary review report on the draft law, Chairman of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi said that the Standing Committee of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee basically agreed with the necessity of promulgating the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Support Tools (amended). The draft law dossier has all the required documents and is eligible to be reported to the National Assembly Standing Committee for comments to submit to the National Assembly at the 7th Session.
The Standing Committee of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security proposed a thorough review of relevant legal provisions, especially those related to the management, research, production, and trading of weapons, explosives, and support tools to ensure consistency in the legal system. At the same time, the provisions of international treaties to which Vietnam is a member should be reviewed to ensure compatibility.
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Speaking at the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue highly appreciated the project preparation process, documents, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulations, which were carefully and seriously prepared. The National Assembly Chairman suggested that it is necessary to study some more contents and continue to review to ensure consistency with the legal system, current laws as well as draft laws under construction such as the Penal Code, Advertising Law, Enterprise Law, Chemical Law, draft Law on Defense Industry, Security and Industrial Mobilization, etc. According to the National Assembly Chairman, the draft Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools (amended) can be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval at a session to meet current management requirements.
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