On Thursday in Poznań, a young man pulled a fire -like object on the street and aimed at the air and the surroundings. Policemen detained him and his friend. It turned out that they “had fun” with balls. The case will now be dealt with by a juvenile court.
The case from Lower Silesia ended worse. On May 3 in Wroclaw, the 34-year-old shot his friend from the windbreaker. As a result, the man lost his eye. Strzelc is threatened with 20 years in prison. That is why we remind you what the restrictions on the use of popular windbreakers.
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Do you need a permit for a windbreaker?
The provisions on having and moving with windbreak are unambiguous. These issues are regulated by the Act on weapons and ammunition of 1999.
“In the meaning of the Act, a pneumatic weapon is a device dangerous to life or health, which as a result of compressed gas is able to launch a bullet from a barrel or an element replacing it and thus capable of raising the target at a distance, and the kinetic energy of the missile leaving the barrel or the element replacing it exceeds 17 J” – reads in the regulations.
So the key is the energy with which the missile leaves the barrel. If it does not exceed 17 J, permission is not required. Such equipment can be bought by minors, also via the Internet.
The situation is different when the bullet energy exceeds 17 J. This is classified as a pneumatic weapon. It can only be purchased by an adult, and only in a stationary store. The owner has five days from the purchase to submit a application for registration. The application should be accompanied by, among others Medical and psychological certificates and a document confirming non -criminal record.
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Is it possible to walk around the city with a windbreaker?
Just wearing balls in the city is not punishable. However, in the case of, for example, threatening someone or arousing a real sense of danger, the owner must take into account the intervention of the police. This may be qualified as punishable threats (threatens for two years in prison), and in extreme cases – as attempted robbery (up to 15 years in prison).
