Criminal Legal Forms of Illegal Trafficking in Firearms and Their Significance
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Illicit trafficking in firearms is a threat to the life and health of the population. This phenomenon is especially dangerous in the absence of state control. Illicit trafficking in firearms is completely outside the legal field. In this context, the effectiveness of criminal legislation is of particular importance, which is expressed in the regulation of all forms of illicit trafficking in firearms, taking into account modern criminal practices. This is the primary basis for the qualification of acts committed within the framework of the above-mentioned illegal activities. In 2021, a number of changes were made to the Russian criminal legislation in terms of improving the rules governing the specifics of bringing to justice in the above area. The purpose of writing the presented work is to analyze the criminal law forms of illicit trafficking in firearms and determine their meaning. The author comes to the conclusion that Art. 222 and Art. 223 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is currently fixing the complete list of criminal law forms. Their substantive characteristics are carried out in great detail in the acts of the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, which makes it possible to avoid unreasonably overloaded text of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Attention is focused on the timeliness of improving legislation in 2021, which made it possible to specify the forms of illicit trafficking in firearms in the Russian Federation and regulate proportionate and fair punishments for these criminal activities.

Khamgokov M.M., (2022), CRIMINAL LEGAL FORMS OF ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING IN FIREARMS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE. Gaps in Russian Legislation, 3 => 91-94.

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firearms, arms trafficking, combating crimes, criminal law forms, Russian criminal law.