Can I hand out firearms in a circle of friends?

Legal analysis: Yes, it's not illegal to post photos of guns in a circle of friends. However, if an individual illegally holds a gun and publishes it by taking photos, it can constitute the crime of illegal possession and possession of a gun, and he needs to bear serious criminal responsibility.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Law.

Article 125 Whoever illegally manufactures, buys, sells, transports, mails or stores guns, ammunition and explosives shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, life imprisonment or death. Whoever illegally manufactures, buys, sells, transports or stores toxic, radioactive, infectious disease pathogens and other substances and endangers public safety shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. If a unit commits the crimes mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph.

Article 128 Whoever, in violation of the regulations on gun control, illegally holds or hides guns and ammunition shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years. Persons who are legally equipped with guns for official use illegally rent or lend guns shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Personnel who are legally equipped with guns illegally rent or lend guns, thus causing serious consequences, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph. Where a unit commits the crimes mentioned in the second and third paragraphs, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph.