Minister of Public Security points out the shortcomings of not defining knives as weapons

On the morning of April 2, continuing the Law Session, the National Assembly Standing Committee gave opinions on the Draft Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Support Tools (amended). Minister of Public Security To Lam pointed out the limitations and shortcomings of not defining knives as weapons when dealing with reckless subjects.

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Minister of Public Security To Lam expressed his opinion at the meeting on the morning of April 2. Photo: QH

Reporting at the meeting, Minister of Public Security To Lam said that on June 20, 2017, the 3rd session of the 14th National Assembly passed Law No. 14/2017/QH14 on the management and use of weapons, explosives and supporting tools, effective from July 1, 2018. After 5 years of implementation, in addition to the achieved results, the implementation of the Law has encountered some shortcomings, limitations and difficulties, such as: Currently, the rate of criminals using knives to commit crimes is very high. Many cases of criminals using sharp, pointed knives with high lethality, committing crimes in a very reckless manner, causing public outrage.

However, according to Minister To Lam, it is not possible to handle the subject of illegal possession and use of weapons, because the current Law does not stipulate that knives are weapons.

In addition, the Minister of Public Security stated: The situation of subjects illegally using homemade guns and rudimentary weapons is very complicated, causing particularly serious and dangerous consequences like military weapons, but according to the provisions of the current Law, homemade guns and rudimentary weapons are not included in the list of military weapons.

Therefore, according to the Minister of Public Security, it is necessary to add regulations on homemade guns to the group of military weapons; knives with high lethality are primitive weapons; when subjects use primitive weapons with the purpose of illegally infringing on human life and health, they are identified as military weapons, with the aim of adjusting the perception and behavior of the subjects, reducing the source of crime.

In addition, to reform and simplify administrative procedures, it is necessary to review the procedures for granting licenses and certificates for weapons, explosives, explosive precursors, and supporting tools to reduce unnecessary paperwork and receive administrative procedure settlement records on the Public Service Portal; amend and supplement regulations on granting licenses to use weapons and tools in the direction of not specifying time limits and switching the issuance of registration certificates to the issuance of use licenses.

Many foreign agencies, organizations, enterprises and individuals have the need to donate, present, and provide aid with weapons and support tools to domestic agencies; however, the current Law strictly prohibits the donation, present, and provision of aid with weapons and support tools. Therefore, in order to take advantage of resources from abroad, it is necessary to supplement regulations allowing domestic agencies, organizations and enterprises to receive weapons and support tools donated, presented, and provided aid by foreign agencies, organizations, enterprises and individuals, etc.

According to Minister of Public Security To Lam, the draft Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools (amended) consists of 8 chapters and 74 articles with many new points such as: Reducing and simplifying documents and records prescribed in administrative procedures on weapons, explosives, explosive precursors, supporting tools for use, exploiting national databases in performing administrative procedures in the electronic environment to reform administration, creating favorable conditions for agencies, organizations, businesses and people to serve the socio-economic development of the country; adding special subject interrogation seats to the concept of supporting tools; amending and supplementing a number of regulations on research, production, trading and use of industrial explosives to remove difficulties and obstacles for organizations and businesses serving socio-economic development; creating a solid legal corridor in State management and preventing and fighting crimes.

In the preliminary review report of the Draft Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools (amended), Lieutenant General Le Tan Toi, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Committee, said that the Standing Committee of the National Defense and Security Committee basically agreed on the necessity of promulgating the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools (amended), in order to fully and promptly institutionalize the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on strengthening the management and use of weapons, explosives and supporting tools; reform administrative procedures, reduce unnecessary paperwork to ensure compliance with reality, create favorable conditions for agencies, organizations and people; create a solid legal corridor in State management and prevent and combat crimes and violations of the law in this field; at the same time, overcome shortcomings, limitations and obstacles in the process of implementing and applying the Law in the past.

The draft Law submitted by the Government has fully complied with the documents prescribed in Article 64 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents, and is eligible to be reported to the National Assembly Standing Committee for comments to be submitted to the National Assembly at the 7th session.

However, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi emphasized that in order for the amendments and supplements to be comprehensive, appropriate, consistent, consistent, feasible and to limit multiple amendments and supplements.

The Standing Committee of the National Defense and Security Committee requested the Drafting Committee to make a more comprehensive assessment of the achievements and difficulties, obstacles and shortcomings in the implementation of the Law. At the same time, to make a more thorough assessment and have a political, legal and practical basis for supplementing some contents in the draft Law.

According to VNA

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