23/09/2010 16:58
2,812 licenses to carry weapons issued in 2010
Deputy Chief of the Department of Public Order of Police of Armenia, Karen Meghrabian told media at a news conference Thursday that there have been registered 45,822 firearms in Armenia.
Among registered weapons are: 3,683 hunting weapons with rifled barrel; 33,648 hunting smoothbore guns; 2,011 awarded weapons; 6,233 gas weapons, and 72 collections with 247 pieces of firearms.
Karen Meghrabian said that this year 2,812 people received licenses and permits to carry firearms. He also referred to the crime toll in Armenia and said that within 8 months of 2010 there were registered 39 crimes committed with firearms, of these 10% of firearms were licensed.