Editing Overview of gun laws by nation (section)

===Russia===
{{main|Gun control in Russia}}
[[Russia]]n citizens over 21 years of age can obtain a firearms license after attending gun safety classes and passing a federal test and background check. Firearms may be acquired for self-defense, hunting, or sports activities. Carry permits may be issued for hunting firearms licensed for hunting purposes. Initially, purchases are limited to long [[smooth-bore]] firearms and [[pneumatic weapon]]s with a muzzle energy of up to {{convert|25|J|ftlbf}}. After five years of shotgun ownership, rifles may be purchased. Handguns are generally not allowed (except [[traumatic handgun]]s which are allowed for self-defense but can fire only cartridges with [[rubber bullet]]s<ref>Федеральный закон от 13.12.1996 N 150-ФЗ (ред. от 08.12.2020) "Об оружии", статья 13</ref>), but with the growing popularity of practical shooting events and competitions in Russia in recent years (e.g. IPSC), handgun ownership has now been allowed and the handguns have to be stored at a shooting club. Rifles and shotguns with barrels shorter than {{convert|500|mm|abbr=on}} are prohibited, as are firearms which shoot in bursts or have more than a 10-cartridge capacity. Suppressors are prohibited.<ref name="Russian guns">{{cite web|title=Firearms-Control Legislation and Policy: Russian Federation|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/firearms-control/russia.php|publisher=Law.gov|access-date=15 August 2013}}</ref>{{See also|Gun laws in the Soviet Union}}