Overview
- The government published Ley 27.805 in the Boletín Oficial on Thursday, creating an exceptional regularization regime that takes effect 30 days after publication and opens a 360‑day period to register unregistered or irregularly documented civilian firearms and principal spare parts.
- The law waives administrative and criminal penalties for people who voluntarily enter the program, but it excludes anyone already formally charged in court for possession at the time they begin the procedure.
- The Agencia Nacional de Materiales Controlados (ANMAC) must carry out technical and administrative checks, inform applicants about risks and surrender options, set registry rules, and run public outreach to operationalize the regime.
- The national anonymous voluntary weapons surrender program is extended until December 31, 2027, preserving anonymous handover, inutilization and destruction of surrendered arms as an alternative to registration.
- By offering a time‑limited amnesty the measure aims to improve traceability and data for security policy while leaving judicial processes intact, and its detailed requirements and procedures will depend on forthcoming Executive reglamentación and ANMAC rules.