Weapons law – Olga Stefanishina explained what is needed – UNIAN
There needs to be a balance in this between punishment, the right to defense, to self-defense, Stefanishina says.
Ukraine should have a law on weapons for self-defense, but when adopting it, it is necessary to maintain a balance between the right to self-defense and punishment for exceeding it. Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine – Minister of Justice Olga Stefanishyna said this during the hour of questions to the government in the Verkhovna Rada.
“Of course, I have a weapon because I believe that I have the right to self-defense,” she admitted.
However, speaking about the right to armed self-defense for ordinary citizens, she emphasized the need to maintain a legal balance between punishment and the right to self-defense.
“If there are…
