China - Obtain Gun License

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Procedure

Apply: bid to the local police sub-county bureau unit security branch, the group filed. Sub-county bureau personnel responsible for the work to deal with licensing matters accepting the bid submitted application materials preliminary examination. According to deal with the situation as follows:

• to meet the acceptance criteria, to collect material organizers issued certificate in the "gun revolver staff to apply for approval of documents Registration Form" signed opinions, stamped seal sub counties, the material transfer reviewers.
• the application materials do not meet the standard application materials are incomplete or inadmissible, but must immediately fill out the "administrative license application materials correction this book", a one-time need to inform the organizers filled the entire contents of the correction of the material.

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Required Documents

• The unit application letter
• Fill in the canonical "official approval gun registration form" in Table 1 (in triplicate).
• Second, the admissibility of (a) the admissibility criteria:
  • the application range in line with the terms of reference of the authorities.
  • Materials bid to provide complete, standardized and effective.

Office Locations & Contacts

Contact: General Office of the Ministry of Public Security
E-mail: [email protected]
Address: East Chang'an Avenue in Beijing on the 14th
Zip Code: 100,741

Eligibility

Civilian ownership of guns is largely restricted to authorized, non-individual entities, including sporting organizations, authorized hunting reserves and wildlife protection, management and research organizations. The chief exception to the general ban for individual gun ownership is for the purpose of hunting.

Fees

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Validity

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• Preliminary time: 3 days
• Review time: 1 business day
• Validation time: 1 business day
• Making official a gun a gun permit 10 days five, decisions and delivery

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Instructions

The following units can be configured for civilian firearms:

• the approval of the provincial people's government administrative departments specializing in sports shooting competitive sports units, approved by the provincial government's public security organs commercial shooting range, you can configure sports guns;
• by the provincial people's government administrative departments of forestry approved hunting grounds, you can configure a shotgun;
• wildlife conservation, breeding, research institutes due to business needs, you can configure the shotgun, anesthesia injection gun.

Hunters in the hunting area, pastoralists in the pastoral areas, you can apply the configuration shotgun. Hunting areas and pastoral areas delineated by the provincial government.

Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

Gun ownership in the People's Republic of China is heavily regulated by law. Generally, private citizens are not allowed to possess guns and penalties include death.

Guns can be used by law enforcement, the military and paramilitary, and security personnel protecting property of state importance (including the arms industry, financial institutions, storage of resources, and scientific research institutions).

Information which might help

• Review: Urban Security Administration Department Hazardous Materials Management Department firearms officers access points and counties reported "revolver officers armed documents to apply for approval and registration form" for review. To meet the standards proposed audit opinions to the Council in charge of Dangerous Goods Security Administration Corps Deputy Director for approval. Do not meet the criteria, the reasons to terminate the audit.
• Validation: Deputy Director of the Council in charge of public security management at the press corps hazardous materials management certification standards for review of an audit opinion. Agree with the audit opinion, signed validation opinion, retired auditor;

Disagree with the audit opinion, the proposed validation opinion and reasons, retired executive.

• The Security Administration Department Deputy Director in charge of hazardous materials management department approval consent, by making official accreditation officer armed with a gun permit, and in the "revolver armed personnel documents to apply for approval and registration form" stamped on.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Illegal possession or sale of firearms may result in a minimum punishment of 3 years in prison.

External Links

People's Republic of China Firearms Act (Presidential Decree No. 72)

Official documents issued gun

Others

• Upon examination does not meet the statutory requirements shall not be approved, and make the right "not to approve the administrative licensing matters decision" to inform the organizers of the reasons for disapproval and the right to apply for administrative reconsideration or administrative proceedings.
• The official gun license after production is completed; the organizers receive notification by territorial division or county bureau issued on behalf of the organizers collar.