Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Hsia, Tao-Tai and A. Johnson. 1992 ‘Regulation of Ammunition in China (1992).’ Library of Congress Report: Regulation of Ammunition. Washington DC: Law Library of Congress (USA). 1 August
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New Regulation
When the major law regulating firearms in the People's Republic of China was enacted in 1981, it replaced a regulation from 1951. At that time, the Temporary Provisions Governing the Control and Use of Guns and Bullets for Sport of 1958 remained unamended. In May of 1992, however, Rules for Management of Firearms and Ammunition for Shooting Events were adopted.
Article 1 of these new rules states that they have been formulated under the 1981 Law. The scope of the new rules is limited to sports rifles and pistols, hunting rifles, and army weapons used in shooting events, together with the ammunition for these guns. Procedures are outlined for their development, production, supply, purchase, possession, transfer, management, and destruction. All of these activities may be undertaken only with the approval of the State Physical Culture and Sports Commission or, in some cases, with the permission of the local or provincial body equivalent to it. Individuals are not allowed to purchase or possess sports rifles and ammunition at all (art. 9); work units of various types can be given permission to have them. Foreign sports teams that wish to carry firearms into China for training or contests must obtain approval from the State Physical Culture and Sports Commission and must declare the firearms at customs in order to receive a license (art. 22). (See Appendix).