Mass Shooting In Russia

[Revoltingest]

In the news.....
Gunman opens fire on church festival crowd with at least four dead

I haven't given any thought to Russia's relationship with guns.
Some info....
Russians, Their Guns And the State

 

[`mud]

Only 9%....wow....

 

[sun rise]

Reading stories is informative. Excerpting what seems to me key passages from the two links:

Dagestan is a largely Muslim federal republic, and has witnessed ethnic tensions since the 1990s.

The types of illegal weapon used for the most serious crimes in Russia — contract killings, terrorism and similar types of activity — are often not unregistered shotguns, but military-issue firearms that Russian citizens don't have access to. "In other words," says Galeotti, "they are stolen from official stocks, essentially through corruption."

 

[socharlie]

Reading stories is informative. Excerpting what seems to me key passages from the two links:

Dagestan is a largely Muslim federal republic, and has witnessed ethnic tensions since the 1990s.

The types of illegal weapon used for the most serious crimes in Russia — contract killings, terrorism and similar types of activity — are often not unregistered shotguns, but military-issue firearms that Russian citizens don't have access to. "In other words," says Galeotti, "they are stolen from official stocks, essentially through corruption."

Yes, it is correct.

 

[Stanyon]

It says hunting rifle but the picture of the weapon appears to show a double barrel shotgun, I could be wrong.