Three captured for illegal carrying of firearms, the law dictates 7 to 15 years in prison for this crime – Publinews – 2024-02-21 23:44:51

In daily operations, the National Civil Police arrested three people for illegal carrying of firearms in the departments of Jalapa, Chiquimula and Chimaltenango.

In the first case, Dimas “N†, 37 years old, was captured in the Mojarritas village, in Monjas, Jalapa, who was caught illegally carrying a special 38 caliber revolver.

For his part, Byron “N”, 25 years old, was arrested in the village of El Rincón, in San José La Arada, Chiquimula. A pistol was seized from him. So far this year, in that department there have been 15 firearms confiscated and 8 people captured for carrying firearms illegally.

In the village of San Jacinto, in Chimaltenango, Romeo “N”, 29 years old, alias “Molinero”, was captured when he was causing a scandal in public. At the time of identifying him through the MI3 device, it was found that an arrest warrant dated December 26, 2023 appeared for the crime of illegal carrying of a firearm, the authorities reported.

HOW DOES THE LAW SANCTION?

For its part, article 25 of the punitive law on the marketing, control and use of firearms and ammunition details that the person responsible for carrying offensive firearms without authorization will be punished with seven to 15 years in prison. and to that extent the weapons will be confiscated.

For its part, anyone who shoots into the air for fun and without a justifiable purpose will be punished with imprisonment of one to three years. The person responsible for this crime will not be able to obtain a license to carry firearms for a period of three years after completing his sentence.

Meanwhile, people who have a license to handle firearms do not carry it with them to handle the device, article 32 describes that in these cases the security forces will verify the validity before the corresponding public institution. of the license and will collect the respective weapon or weapons.

These must be sent to the competent judge within a period not exceeding 24 hours. The judge who hears the case must rule within a period of no more than 72 hours and will impose a fine of Q500.00 to Q1,500.00 on the offender.