La Court of Cassation dealt with the case of a man sentenced to pay a fine of one thousand euros for keeping a gun e a shotgun he owns in a storage room of home accessible to all. As detailed by the Cataldi Law Firm, the judges of Piazza Cavour have annulled this sentence because the fact does not exist. The Court had established the detention of a 9 × 21 caliber pistol and a 22 caliber rifle, both weapons kept in two special fabrics. In addition, they were located on a shelf at eye level.
The fact that the man lived with the minor children and that the closet was open led to the sentence. The Supreme Court instead found that the testimonies of the police officers were uncertain and that in any case they had explained that the gun was kept in a case complete with a combination.
As for the rifle, however, no real danger has been identified. In practice, the Supreme Court recognized that the weapon was not in a case like the pistol, but that it was nonetheless the ammunition had been placed in the safe, which hinted at the desire to avoid risks for young children.