Possession of ammunition unaccompanied of weapon front the principle of offensiveness

must or not to be considered as a crime?

Authors

  • Luciano Alves da Silveira
  • Vagner Luiz Resende Moraes
  • Jaqueline Ribeiro Cardoso Passos Mairink

Keywords:

possession of ammunition, historical evolution of the crime of possession of weapon, principle of offensiveness, punishment

Abstract

Possession of ammunition without being accompanied by a firearm, is conduct constituting the Law 10826/2003, but it is realize there is no unanimity in the Supreme Court if such conduct offends the principle of offensiveness, because just porting ammunition is no immediate risk to the legal well, as it happens with the possession of a firearm without ammunition, the gun itself is already treathening and still generates controversy. So we sought through the definition of ammunition, the historical evolution of the crime of possession of a firearm and ammunition With the principles and concepts of criminal Law an understanding that the only the possession of ammunition does not violate the principle of offensiveness then the state should seek another way to punish the offender who is successfully using the last ratio.

Published

2015-07-17

How to Cite

Silveira, L. A. da ., Moraes, V. L. R., & Mairink, J. R. C. P. (2015). Possession of ammunition unaccompanied of weapon front the principle of offensiveness: must or not to be considered as a crime?. LIBERTAS: Journal of Applied Social Sciences, 5(1), 173–207. Retrieved from https://periodicos.famig.edu.br/index.php/libertas/article/view/104