Determination of firearms in the Polish law

Firearms are subject plays a greater or lesser role in our lives, and above all in the area of our security. Discussion on the need for surveillance of both access to firearms, as well as forms that it has taken must be based on the establishment of the Polish legislation defines as firearms. The concept is caused and causes a lot of controversy in doctrine and jurisprudence. Seeing the need in the article, the author presents the determination of firearms, paying particular attention to the importance of its legal determination in the law on firearms and ammunition and its evolution. Indicates the impact that EU law has had in its shape in the current content. The author presents the elements, the occurrence of which causes that we are dealing with firearms. Draws attention to the achievements of the doctrine, the necessary technical expertise conditioning knowledge of the subject which is the weapon. This indicates that they are necessary for the proper determination of its designations. The result indicates the elements that determines the occurrence of that we have to deal with weapons under Polish law. The author presents and attempts to unravel the dilemmas which arise as a result of a literal reading of the recognition of firearms in the law on firearms and ammunition. Not based upon the definition of substance only firearms, but also emphasizes the importance of determining the span of her discussing succession weapon: fighting, hunting, sporting, gas alarm and signaling. It also draws attention to how problematic recognition as a firearm finished or machined significant part of the weapon. Presented in the development of firearms issues certainly will deepen their knowledge in the stated range, and in the future accurately evaluate the behavior of the perpetrators as criminal acts or not prohibited.