Residents of Šilalė district will have to explain to law enforcement why they needed an illegally held firearm. It ended up in the hands of a woman’s minor son.
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A pre-trial investigation has been launched by the Tauragė County VPK for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Criminal liability threatens a 39-year-old resident of Šilalė district for this.
According to the ballistics expert’s conclusion, the rifle found at the woman’s place is classified as a category C weapon.
The investigation began after receiving the ballistics expert’s conclusion that the rifle found at the woman’s place is classified as a category C weapon.
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This story began on June 22 of this year.
That day, a wounded 15-year-old was brought to the hands of Šilalė district medics.
After it was established that he was injured by a firearm, the police were notified.
Officers did not delay and visited the village of Naujas Obelynas, about 12 kilometers east of Šilalė city.
At the mother of the mentioned teenager, an illegally held industrially manufactured 5.5 millimeter caliber “B3-3” rifle was found and seized.
The minor injured himself with it.
The woman was not issued a permit to hold (carry) a weapon.
Anyone who holds a firearm and ammunition without a permit faces a fine or restriction of liberty, or arrest.
The harshest punishment is imprisonment for up to five years.
