[3] The only legal semi-automatic rifles are those chambered for rimfire .22 caliber cartridges or smaller, and their maximum magazine size is limited to 10 rounds.
Some of the major criticisms have been that no crimes have been solved thanks to these types of databases, while building and maintaining them usually costs millions of dollars.
The use of FMJ ammunition has been described as extremely irresponsible by many self defense instructors, as those rounds tend to overpenetrate and ricochet, posing an unnecessary threat to innocent bystanders.
They argue that this risk could be greatly reduced with the use of JHP (jacketed hollow point) ammunition, which is illegal for civilians to use in Uruguay.
The police forces are allowed to use semi-jacketed soft point bullets in an effort to combat the risk of overpenetration and ricochets against the ground or other barriers, which could endanger unintended targets.
In practice, concealed carry permits are not issued to common citizens, only to private security guards, judges, and attorneys.
In recent times, politicians from the governing coalition have expressed their intentions of making the obtaining of concealed carry permits possible for common citizens.