Il Directive Committee 477 has published a long note summarizing the legislative path of the proposal of the European Commission concerning the revision of the legislation on weapons. After recalling the presence at the HIT in Vicenza in February for the collection of accessions and signatures, the statement refers above all to a recent resolution of the Senate. On 12 January, in fact, the adaptation to the Community project and the consequent replacement of Directive 477 of 1991 which concerns the civilian arms control in the EU. The Senate has given its ok to the proposed revision of the law, recalling however the opportunity to find solutions to guarantee the interests of collectors and shooters possessing the weapons of category B7.
Another concern concerns a second Senate document, the dossier number 35 of the XVII legislature in which we talk about the disposal of B7 weapons confiscated by the new European legislation (if approved) and the need to monitor their owners. The document also talks about the owners of these weapons such as possible procurement of terrorists, basing everything on studies and reports from the European Commission. The Committee has denied these conclusions, which would have been distorted and mystified by Brussels.
The statement also refers to Germany and al Parliament's negative opinion on the arms ban B7. So Berlin seems to be rejecting the proposal at the moment, as other countries have done (for example Sweden, the Czech Republic and Poland). The Committee did not ignore the reasonable and thoughtful measures in the review, in particular the unique marking criteria, the standard deactivation procedure and the shared methods for tracingbut is not convinced by the core of the proposal, namely the ban on European citizens from possessing most civilian and sporting and hunting weapons. There are several questions that are highlighted in the note.
For example, one wonders why the weapons that are kept in museums should be deactivated and why they want to steal sporting and hunting weapons from honest citizens just as the general perception of security is flawed. Another fundamental question is the one concerning the reasons for the possible cancellation of shooting and hunting sports (without forgetting the closure of the shooting ranges). The invitation is therefore to join the 477 Directive Committee and bring in new members. The Board is now ready to meet with the management of the main sector associations and with the press.