Gun ownership in Russia is still today a lenghty process: a license to own a centerfire rifle or carbine is granted only to those who have legally owned a shotgun for several years "without incidents"; furthermore, handguns (revolvers and semi-automatic pistols) are still totally banned from private ownership, with extremely limited exceptions regarding private security personnel (who are issued with handguns with calibers not exceeding .380 ACP and can't bring them home when off-duty), and those who are entitled to a "presentational gun" from high authorities. Lwaful self-defense is almost uniquely recognized when it takes place within a person's house, while the only legal defensive tools to be carried for personal protection in public places are pepper sprays and traumatic pistols − using gas charges or standard firing capsules to shoot rubber bullets, sometimes filled with irritant fluids − which often proved to be extremely uneffective against attackers who may be under the influence of alcohol or psycho-active drugs. Even should an attacker be successfully driven away, a Russian citizen who had to defend himself/herself outside his/her home will find it very difficult to explain the situation in front of a judge and see his/her reasons acknowledged.

That's why «Право на оружие» is showing a seldom-seen dynamism and a high spirit of collaboration, particularly as it engages in learning the lessons of other European and international gun rights associations to to get one day to achieve the acknowledgement in the Russian Federation of what should be a human right − although often unfortunately neglected and infringed even in many democratic Countries.