Does our country stipulate that the kinetic energy of a gun is greater than 1.8 Joule? What is the concept of 1.8 Joule?

According to the "Regulations on Performance Appraisal of Firearms and Ammunition Involved in Cases by Public Security Organs" issued by the Ministry of Public Security on 20 10, non-standard firearms that cannot fire standard ammunition are all considered as firearms when the muzzle specific kinetic energy of the launched projectile is greater than or equal to 1.8 Joule/cm2.

1.8 Joule/cm2 is the critical value for a bullet to hit the most vulnerable part of human body, that is, eye injury. Hit people, the skin will not be damaged.

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Punishment and sentencing of gun control law

1, the object of this crime is the public security and the national firearms and ammunition management system. The state prohibits any individual from illegally possessing or hiding guns and ammunition.

2. Objectively, this crime is manifested as the behavior of illegal possession and possession of guns by the perpetrator in violation of the regulations on gun control. The so-called possession refers to the illegal act of holding or hiding guns and ammunition. That is, in violation of the regulations on gun control, holding and carrying guns and ammunition without obtaining a gun certificate according to law, or carrying guns and ammunition out of the legal place despite having a certificate, or carrying guns in areas and places where guns and ammunition are prohibited.

3. The subject of this crime is the general subject. That is to say, anyone who is over 16 years old and has the ability of criminal responsibility can become the subject of this crime. The unit can also be the subject of this crime.

4. Subjectively, this crime is intentional, that is, knowingly hiding privately owned guns and ammunition. If you don't know your collection of guns and ammunition, it doesn't constitute a crime.

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