Over half a century: this is the time elapsed from the sentence inflicted on a hunter before reaching the provision against him. As reported by The Adige, the events took place in Trento. In 1960, 56 years ago, an 18-year-old was surprised by the police with a rifle in his hand but without the license to carry a firearm. In that case there was a sentence of 5 days in prison, as well as a fine equal to 3200 lire at the time. Today that boy is 74 years old and the police station has not renewed his license hunting license.
For all these years there have been no problems, at least until last February. The hunter appealed to the Regional Administrative Court and won it, given that the crime committed almost six decades ago is considered "tenuous". The Magistrate's Court had pronounced in 1961, motivating the sentence with the hunting attitude held by the young man and the violation ofarticle 699 of the Criminal Code (“Illegal carrying of arms”).
Furthermore, in that historical period, the penalty could not be converted into a pecuniary sanction. Among other things, the young age of the hunter was considered decisive for the behavior held, undoubtedly not usual. Therefore, the TAR ruled that the hunting license could not be denied only for the previous one, but it was necessary to investigate all the circumstances related to the situation.