Airport guards will be given pistols, helmets and shotguns.

The Ministry of Transport is expanding the list of weapons and uniforms of the transport Security Forces (STB), Izvestia has learned. Currently, STB employees rely on rubber batons, stun guns, spark arresters, short-barreled weapons, bulletproof vests, and more.

The draft government decree prepared by the Ministry of Transport will make it possible to retrofit employees with protective helmets, means of forced transport stoppage, and long—barreled rifles used by rapid response teams to monitor the perimeter of the protected area. The document, which was reviewed by Izvestia, clarifies that each gun is supplied with 50 rounds of irreplaceable ammunition and 200 for practice shooting per year.

In addition, mechanical sprayers, aerosol devices with tear or irritating substances, and domestic-made means of forcibly stopping vehicles will be added to the list. The document also regulates the use of anti-drone weapons.

The draft resolution also defines the categories of employees who will receive pistols or revolvers for the first time. These include STB personnel who carry out additional and repeated searches of passengers and monitor suspicious citizens. Currently, only employees who ensure access control at protected facilities are armed with pistols.

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Train station for your own: airport guards will be given pistols, helmets and rifles