Civil defense forces may be equipped with body armor and electric batons.
From July 1, the civil defense force will be considered for equipping with electric batons, rubber batons, metal batons, body armor, and knife-catching gloves.
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According to Circular 17/2018 regulating the equipment of weapons, military explosives, and support tools, effective from July 1, the cases considered for equipment of support tools include:
- Security forces of agencies, organizations, enterprises, and security service businesses are considered to be equipped with the following types of support tools:electric batons, metal batons, rubber batons, body armor, knife-catching gloves.
- Security forces of agencies, organizations, enterprises and enterprises providing security services when performing security duties at state agencies; important political, economic, diplomatic, scientific, technical, cultural and social targets; on trains; banks; hospitals; economic zones, industrial zones and export processing zones are equipped with electric guns, explosive bullet guns, rubber guns, tear gas and bullets used for these types of guns; pepper spray devices; electric batons, metal batons, rubber batons, body armor, and knife-catching gloves.
- Security forces of agencies, organizations and enterprises performing protection duties at zoos; scientific research and experimental forests; species and habitat conservation areas shall be considered for equipment of the following types of support tools: anesthetic guns, electric batons, metal batons, rubber batons, body armor, and knife-catching gloves.
- The civil defense team is considered to be equipped with the following types of support tools: electric batons, rubber batons, metal batons, body armor, and knife-catching gloves.
- Licensed sports clubs and training facilities are considered to be equipped with support tools such as electric batons, rubber batons, metal batons, etc.