The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law "on amendments to the firearms and special means of self-defence" to do "in the law On firearms and special means of self defense" (the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant, 1993, 8./9.nr.) the following amendments: 1. under the terms of the "law": make the third paragraph as follows: "special features within the meaning of this law are gas pistols (revolvers), their ammunition [hereinafter gas pistols (revolvers)] , sprays with irritant substances (hereinafter-sprays) and electric shock device: 1) gas pistol (revolver) is a special feature that provides temporary effects on the human body and gunpowder (explosives) as a result of combustion through the barrel is ejected gas trace with irritant substances;
2) gas pistols (revolvers) cartridge designed for shooting with gas pistols (revolvers), and it consists of shells with gunpowder, kapsel (explosives) projectiles and trace gas with irritant substances;
3) gas can has a special feature that provides temporary effects on the human body and under the pressure of liquefied petroleum gas filled with irritant substances;
4) Taser has a special feature that provides temporary effects on the human body with electrical charge. ";
to make the seventh paragraph as follows: "firearm, ammunition and special features and carry them with you is not loaded with a loaded gun cartridges not tank and wrapped way without the purpose of the application.";
make a tenth as follows: "guns and gas pistols (revolvers) is a directed shot or shots, which caused damage to human health, life or loss of property; application of gas cans are gas cans to help with gas from acting on the human body; Taser's electroshock devices is to help with the electrical charge from acting on the human body. "
2. in article 3: express the second part of paragraph 2 as follows: "2) to purchase, store, and carry the gludstobr hunting shotguns, sporting firearms and their ammunition-after 18 years of age;"
make the second subparagraph of paragraph 4 by the following: ' 4) to purchase, store and carry pistols (revolvers) and 9 mm caliber inclusive (excluding automatic guns) and ammunition-after 21 years of age. "
3. To supplement the law with article 3.1 as follows: "article 3.1. Foreign diplomatic corps the right to acquire, store and carry guns in foreign diplomatic corps in the Republic of Latvia of issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic licence have the right, by the consent of the Minister for Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the consent of the Secretary of State (informing the Minister of Foreign Affairs) to purchase, store and carry guns, if the Ministry of the Interior has received the National Chief of police's permission. "
4. Put article 5 by the following: "article 5. The right to acquire, store and carry gas cans and certified Taser (1) every person who has reached 16 years of age, have the right to self-defense in order to buy, store, and carry gas cans.
(2) every person who has reached the age of 18, have the right to self-defense in order to buy, store and carry certified Taser devices. "
5. in article 6: make the second paragraph as follows: "(2) prohibited firearms for constructive transformation of shooting rounds and gludstobr hunting shotguns, carbines and rifles-hidden fit.";
to make the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) it is Prohibited to purchase, store, carry and realise gludstobr hunting shotguns, carbines and rifles converted to wear, as well as the hidden guns, modified to fire a constructive step."
to supplement the article with the fifth, sixth and seventh subparagraph by the following: "(5) Prohibited to purchase, store, carry, to apply or use and realize guns with silencers and silencers for firearms.
(6) it is prohibited to modify or create the application or use of firearms with silencers.
(7) it is prohibited to purchase, store, carry, construct and realize the weapons, ammunition and special features, which are prohibited under international conventions to which the Republic of Latvia has joined. "
6. Article 7, first paragraph: to express the point 1 and 2 by the following: "1) which punished for committing a serious crime or two and several times for an intentional crime-regardless of the deletion or removal of the criminal record, or for intentional crimes once punished the crime of negligence or intent-to for removing or deleting criminal records;
2) which established psychiatric disorders or who have been found in the past and there are medical reports that they can persist or are medical institutions in accounting (in the registry) due to alcoholism, drug addiction or toksikomānij; ";
make paragraph 4 by the following: "4) which in the past two years, the Administration punished for violent offenses committed or for offences related to alcohol, narcotic, psychotropic or toxic substances, or for which the State police have a material that allows you to believe that the gun can be used (used) abuse;"
Add to part with point 6 and 7 by the following: "6) which are called to criminal liability;
7) which served the penalty for the crimes committed. "
7. Supplement article 8 with the following sentence: "the order in which the decision is taken, the National Chief of police."
8. in article 9: to make the first part as follows: "(1) an application for a firearm or gas pistols (revolvers) acquisition, storage and a carrying permit national police authorities examined a month from the date of receipt, in accordance with this law, comprehensive examination of the applicant's submissions in the above themes and prompting medical opinion on the applicant's general health and individual opinion on his mental health.";
make the third paragraph as follows: "(3) the opinion of the applicant's general health state or local approval held by the medical authorities of the place of residence of the applicant for a driver, in the light of a psychiatrist, narkolog and okulist opinions. Opinion on the mental health of the applicant State to approve the State's mental health care center or the authority or authorities under the medical psihoneiroloģisk Office certified psychiatrist at the applicant's residence, where it resided for not less than one year, in addition, be taken into account mandatory psychiatric registry archive. ";
to make a fifth by the following: "(5) Before a firearm or gas pistols (revolvers) will permit the Ministry of the Interior of the applicant Central Police Sports Club or any of its affiliate must pass an exam on firearms and gas pistols (revolvers) conditions of application and acquisition, registration, storage, carrying, transport, sales and use, as well as to certify their skills apply. Adoption of the agenda the examination and the necessary knowledge of the settlement amount is determined by the Interior Ministry. "
9. Article 11 shall be expressed by the following: ' article 11. Firearms and gas pistols (revolvers) acquisition, possession and carrying of Firearms licence (1) purchasing, storage and a carrying permit must state the name, surname, personal code and residence to which the authorization was issued, as well as what type of firearm allowed to purchase, store and carry.
(2) gas pistols (revolvers) acquisition, storage and a carrying permit is issued for five years. It must indicate the person's first name, last name, social security number and residence.
(3) the acquisition of Firearms permit is valid for three months from the date of issue, and it does not give the right to carry a firearm, but give the right to carry (carry) and store the weapon to its registration for the national police.
(4) within three working days following the purchase of firearms, but imported into the Republic of Latvia abroad purchased firearm-within three working days after arrival in the Republic of Latvia, the person must register the firearm national police authority.
(5) registering the firearm, the national police authority shall issue to the person a firearm storage allows shotguns, sporting firearms permit or carrying pistols (revolvers) for a period of one year to five years.
(6) storage of the firearm permit is indicated in the owner's residence, as well as guarded the property location, and it gives a person the right to carry a firearm, carry and store the owner's place of residence or guarded property location.
(7) the Firearms carrying permit gives a person the right to store the registered firearm permit in specified location and move with you, subject to this Act and the other carrying the statutory procedures.

(8) the Person who received the gas pistols (revolvers) acquisition, possession and carrying of permits, may be the Ministry of the Interior in order to store and carry gas pistols (revolvers), buy, store, and carry gas pistols (revolvers) designed for cartridges, but not more than 200 rounds, subject to certain procedures.
(9) the firearm acquisition, storage and a carrying permit gives a person the right to buy, store and carry of the firearm in question also munitions, but not more than 200 rounds, subject to certain arrangements. "
10. in article 12: turn off in the first paragraph, the words "and gas pistols (revolvers)," "and gas pistols (revolvers)";
to turn off the second paragraph, the words "or gas pistols (revolvers);
make the third paragraph as follows: "(3) If the firearm is purchased abroad and imported into the Republic of Latvia, of the lodge and kontrolšāvien fire kontrolkolekcij on pay shell out Interior Ministry forensic Center. The amount of the fee is determined by the Interior Ministry. "
11. Article 13 be expressed as follows: "article 13. Extension of firearms and gas pistols (revolvers) acquisition, storage and a carrying permit or withdrawal of authorisation (disqualification) (1) if the expired firearm or gas pistols (revolvers) acquisition, storage or a carrying permit, State police authority, after examining the application of the person concerned the question of the extension of the authorisation.
(2) a police authority may extend the time limit not a firearm or gas pistols (revolvers) acquisition, storage or a carrying permit or revoke (take away) before the expiry of the permit, in such cases, to the following: 1) if the person violating firearms and their ammunition and gas pistols (revolvers) and their patrons purchasing, registration, storage, carrying, use or transmission (transport) order-on time from one year to three years;
2) if found in this law, as laid down in article 7;
3) If person a firearm or performed'd never worn contacts before treniņšaušan alcohol, narcotic, toxic or psychotropic substances under the State-for a period of one year to three years.
(3) If the second subparagraph in cases referred to in the police authority does not extend firearm acquisition, storage or carrying or revoke the authorisation period (minus) before the expiry of the permit, as well as extend gas pistols (revolvers) acquisition, possession and carrying of or revoke the authorisation period (subtracts) permit, the firearm and its ammunition, gas pistols (revolvers) and its patrons in the person disposes of the remuneration that corresponds to their market price unless otherwise provided by law.
(4) the Person before withdrawing (subtracts) the firearm or gas pistols (revolvers) acquisition, storage or a carrying permit or extend the term of a firearm or gas pistols (revolvers) acquisition, storage or a carrying permit, firearm, ammunition, gas pistols (revolvers) and ammunition, three working days must be handed over to the State police or the State police authorities permit trading company for sale.
(5) the firearm or gas pistols (revolvers) owner's death in a gun, ammunition, gas pistols (revolvers) and ammunition, ten days to be transferred to the national police for storage until the heir. "
12. To make article 14 as follows: (1) firearms, ammunition and special products marketing deals the State, municipal and private trading companies (the company), which is the Ministry of the Interior issued a special permit (license). On this trading company (companies) founders and members can be natural persons who are citizens of Latvia who have reached the age of 25 years, is not penalized for intentional crimes regardless of delete or remove a criminal record and are not covered in article 7 of this law restrictions.
(2) trading company (the company) pursuant to this law, the provisions of article 12 may be marketed only manufactured, use a valid and appropriate technical rules firearms and gas pistols (revolvers), gas cans and electric shock devices, which is not done in article 6 of this law, the technical alterations referred to in, moreover, firearms are required. If the firearm is not a number, the trading company (the company) or to the owner in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Ministry of the Interior is to ensure its numbering.
(3) the exercise of special funds, trading company (the company) to ensure compliance with this law, the requirements of article 6 and, if necessary, to make the relevant expertise.
(4) trading company (company) three working days notify the national police authority on the sale of each firearm and must provide details of the buyer.
(5) personal owned guns, ammunition and special features may be marketed by the owner pursuant to this law, article 2 and 6, with trading company (the company), while the firearm or gas pistols (revolvers) dispose of the State police.
(6) the Ministry of the Interior established the owner may dispose of firearms to other requirements of this Act, the registration documents of the pārformēj of the national police agency.
(7) the technical provisions are not adequate and do not fix firearms and special means are seized and destroyed the Ministry of the Interior. "
13. Express article 15 the following: ' article 15. Firearms and special means the sale, acquisition, storage, carrying and accounting procedures of the Ministry of the Interior in accordance with this law shall determine the order in which: 1) the national police authorities issued, extended or cancelled (subtracts) firearms and gas pistols (revolvers) acquisition, storage and a carrying permit, register, re-register and list guns, forming a round shell and bullet kontrolkolekcij, seized and destroyed the guns, ammunition, special features;
2) personal purchase, register, trade in, stored, transported and worn, carry guns and do treniņšaušan;
3) persons acquiring, distributes, stores, carry, carry and carry special features;
4) trading company (the company) stores, sells and lists the firearms and special means and firearms provide numbering. "
14. off the first part of article 16, paragraph 4, the words "or would".
15. Express article 17 the third part as follows: "(3) for every use of firearms (the use of) the event that caused the injury to human health or life or loss of property, firearm adopter (user) must immediately notify the State police the authority to maintain the site, but if there are victims, must immediately give them first aid and medical assistance."
Transitional provisions with the entry into force of this law shall lapse at Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 278 "amendments to the law" on firearms and special means for "self defense" (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1996, no. 19).
The law adopted by the Parliament in 1997 on 5 February.
The President g. Ulmanis in Riga on 25 February 1997, at