Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1902 — Sale of Weapons in Russia. [ARTICLE]

Sale of Weapons in Russia.

As an Illustration of how closely everything is watched in Russia, take their system of registering firearms. When a weapon of any kind is purchased a permit must be secured from the local authorities. The name of the man who makes the purchase, with the number of the weapon, is recorded. If the purchaser ever wants to dispose of the weapon he must notify the authorities and cause the transfer to be recorded on the books of the firm which sold it. If that weapon is ever used in an attempted assassination or In any demonstration against the law the man recorded as last having it in his possession is held responsible.