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Venezuela. 2013 ‘Illegal Carrying of Firearms (Porte Indebido de Arma de Fuego).’ Act on the Disarmament and Control of Arms and Ammunition; Title VI, Chapter I (Article 100), p. 37. Caracas: National Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, N. 846. 11 June

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Ley para el Desarme y Control de Armas y Municiones

Artículo 100. Porte Indebido de Arma de Fuego

Quien porte un arma de fuego en cualquiera de las modalidades autorizadas en la presente Ley, bajo los efectos de bebidas alcohólicas, de estupefacientes o sustancias psicotrópicas, será sancionado con la retención del arma, la suspensión del porte por el período de un año y multa entre veinticinco
Unidades Tributarias (25 U.T.) y cincuenta Unidades Tributarias (50 U.T.).

En caso de reincidencia, la sanción conllevará a la revocación del permiso de porte de arma de fuego, por parte de la autoridad competente. Cuando quien porte el arma de fuego en las condiciones descritas en el presente artículo sea miembro de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, funcionario o funcionaria policial, la multa aplicable será entre cincuenta Unidades Tributarias (50 U.T.) y cien Unidades Tributarias (100 U.T.), sin perjuicio de los procedimientos administrativos y disciplinarios correspondientes.

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[Translation by GunPolicy.org]

Act on the Disarmament and Control of Arms and Ammunition

Article 100. Illegal Carrying of Firearms

Whoever carries a firearm in whatever way authorised by the present Act, under the effects of alcoholic beverages, narcotics or psychotropic substances, will be sanctioned with the seizure of the firearm, the suspension of the permit to carry it for a year and a fine between twenty-five Tributary Units (25 U.T.) and fifty Tributary Units (50 U.T.).

Should the event occur again, the punishment will entail the revocation of the permit to carry the firearm by the competent authority. Should the owner of the firearm, in circumstances described under the present article, be a member of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces or a police functionary, the applicable fine will be between fifty Tributary Units (50 U.T.) and one hundred Tributary Units (100 U.T.), notwithstanding the corresponding administrative and disciplinary procedures.

ID: Q9151

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