SMUGGLING OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION: OPERATIVELY-SEARCH CHARACTERISTICS AND FEATURES OF THE LEGAL QUALIFICATION Oltsonov Elveg Vladimirovich, competitor. <...> E-mail: dbb90@bk.ru Annotation: This paper discusses the concept of operational and investigative arms smuggling characteristics based on the analysis of legislation and legal literature. <...> As elements of operational and investigative arms smuggling characteristics are considered criminal law, criminology and forensic features of the crime. <...> Literature list: 1) Boryavsky N.F. Kurchakov A.V. Join forces with the illicit trafficking in arms, ammunition and explosives // Bulletin of the Russian Interior MТЧТ Эrв, 1997 № 5 (34). <...> S. 99105. 2) Grebelsky D.V. On the state of forensic and search characteristics of crimes // Forensic characterization of crimes. <...> C. 24-30; 4) Mokrinskiy OA The smuggling of firearms and ammunition. diss . .kand.yurid.nauk - Volgograd, 2004, pp 8590. 5) Ovchinsky VS Eminem VV Yablokov NP Fundamentals of combating organized crime. <...> M .: INFRA-M, 1996, pp 44 6) Omigov VI, Kudashov VN Analysis of criminal legislation on responsibility for the illegal traffic of weapons, ammunition, explosives and explosive devices as a necessary condition for its further improvement / Gaps in Russian legislation // Publishing house Ure-Wak - Moscow, 2008, - № 1 7) Ptukhin LA Forensic characterization and its role in the detection and investigation of crimes related to the movement of goods by the customs and objects / Business-in-law // The publishing house Ure-Wak - Moscow, 2006, № 3-4. 8) Criminal Code of the Russian Federation of 13.06.1996, № 63-FZ / comment ed. AI Chuchaeva // Contract, M., 2012 . <...> В статье рассматривается понятие оперативно-розыскной характеристики контрабанды оружия на основе анализа законодательства и юридической литературы. <...> В качестве элементов оперативно-розыскной характеристики контрабанды оружия рассматриваются уголовно-правовые, криминологические и криминалистические признаки данного преступления! <...>