Assoarmieri confirms its presence at the European Outdoor Show, the sector fair that will take place from 17 to 19 February at Veronafiere. Participation in the most important event of the year for Italian enthusiasts of weapons, shooting, hunting and outdoor activities remains a constant in the history of the association.
There are numerous initiatives planned and dedicated to members, starting from entry to the fair: thanks to the partnership with the organizers, as every year, dedicated access to the ticket office has been provided, managed by the association, which will allow all gunsmiths and members to collect their ticket for free to access the pavilions.
Assoarmieri will be present with its own stand in pavilion 11 (stand H201), in which it will be possible to receive information material and updates on sector topics, learn more about existing agreements and the training courses that the Association has activated and continues to organise; in this regard, some copies of the training manual "Del Mestiere Con le Armi" that the Association provides to course participants will be available for viewing at the stand. EOS2024 it will also be an opportunity to promote Assoarmieri's action in favor of the entire sector and to meet and discuss with its members.
Sunday 18 February at 14 pm, at the EOS Arena (pavilion 00), Assoarmieri will hold the legal conference, also created in collaboration with Swarovski Optik, by title "The principle of legality: future prospects and protection in the possession of weapons and ammunition”. The conference will address current issues relating to the release and renewal of PDAs with an eye towards the future.
The meeting will be attended by Prof. Lawyer Ugo Ruffolo – Teacher of public law, Fulvio Cenci – Assoarmieri consultant and expert who, together with Ruggero Pettinelli, Guns & Shooting journalist and weapons expert, will delve into the topics covered by the seminar. The lawyer will introduce and moderate the meeting. Antonio Bana – President of Assoarmieri.
Ample space will also be dedicated to the fourth edition of theAssoarmieri Award, created again this year in partnership with the magazine Armi e Tiro and with the support of the CNCN - National Hunting and Nature Committee. In a dedicated area, inside pavilion 11 (stand H201) adjacent to the Assoarmieri stand, the winning products of the various competing categories will be displayed, including weapons, ammunition and technical equipment. For the 2024 edition, Assoarmieri simultaneously launched another contest, a video and photo competition with the aim of celebrating the passion for sports shooting and hunting. Furthermore, some prizes will be awarded among the voters and participants of the two contests, thanks to the contribution of various companies: Beretta Arms Factory, Benelli Armi, Adinolfi, Crispi, Baschieri & Pellagri, Leica and Riserva.
The award ceremony for the products, the winning armories, as well as the best photo and best video, in the professional and community categories of the competition, will be held on Sunday 18 February following the Assoarmieri legal conference, at approximately 15.15 pm, again at the EOS Arena ( hall 12 stand F60).
On Monday 19 February at 12 Assoarmieri will attend an event organized together with Fondazione UNA – Uomo Natura e Ambiente, which on the occasion of EOS 2024, through a series of events tasting and show cooking, will bring game to the table with the aim of raising public awareness of the physical and organoleptic characteristics of wild meat. The event entitled “Wild and Good, Fondazione UNA's commitment to communicating hunting through the sustainable game supply chain" will take place in the show cooking area of the fair in pavilion 10 (stand A305) and will be aimed in particular at professionals in the arms sector, with the contribution of Pietro Pietrafesa, General Secretary of the UNA Foundation and Assoarmieri, Antonella Labate, Advisor to the Scientific Committee of UNA, and Nicolò Fabbriziani of Assoarmieri.
Finally, below we report the schedule, with the relative times, of the initiatives Assoarmieri at EOS Verona:
Sunday February 18
- 14.00 pm: Assoarmieri legal conference “The principle of legality: future prospects and protection in the possession of weapons and ammunition”, at EOS Arena (pavilion 12)
- 15.15 pm: Assoarmieri Award ceremony, at EOS Arena (hall 12)
Monday 19 February
- 12.00: "Selvatici e Buoni, Fondazione UNA's commitment to communicating hunting through the sustainable game supply chain", at the show cooking area (pavilion 10) Assoarmieri stand to meet members and enthusiasts: pavilion 11 (stand H201)
Who is Assoarmieri
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEALERS, INTERMEDIARIES AND ENTHUSIASTS OF COMMON FIREARMS Founded in 1947, Assoarmieri adheres to Confcommercio and has as its primary objective that of promoting and protecting the commercial activity of weapons and ammunition from an economic, technical and regulatory perspective. The association as well as being the natural interlocutor of the institutions that determine the application of the rules of the trade in weapons and ammunition in the Central Advisory Commission on Weapons and for the function of explosives. It is also present in the European Association of Civil Arms Trade (AECAC).
Assoarmieri defends the values and dignity of the category every day. Inform and train operators in the sector so that they are increasingly better professionals