Previous thread Yesterday the plenary sitting of the EU Parliament approved the directive on gun control. It now needs final approval by the Council (100% guaranteed to happen) and then has to be implemented by each member State within 15 months. It amends the old directive n. 91/477/EEC by introducing new restrictions.
Quick rundown of the new restrictions: >Semiautomatic carabines with mag. capacity greater than 10 rounds, and handguns with mag. capacity greater than 20 will become "Category A7" weapons. Only target shooters that actively train or participate in competitions will be able to acquire them. Pre-existing firearms of this type will be grandfathered. >Demilitarized assault rifles of any magazine capacity will become "Category A6" weapons. Only collectors or target shooters that actively train or participate in competitions will be able to acquire them. Pre-existing firearms of this type will be grandfathered. >Any type of semiautomatic carabine with a folding or telescopic stock, that is shorter than 60cm with the stock fully collapsed, will be banned. No grandfathering for them. >States will have to implement "rules on the proper supervision of firearms and ammunition and rules on their proper storage in a secure manner" (translation from the Eurobureaucratic language: if you have to store in a "secure manner" an € 400 AK be prepared to invest € 10000 in safes, alarm systems, security doors, window railings, etc...) >The maximum validity time of all gun-related licenses is now 5 years. >Muzzle loaders will require a permit to be bought and will have to be registered. >The same goes for deactivated weapons.
Even Switzerland will be fucked due to this, being part of the Schengen area. This is the part of the directive specifically aimed at them, and all other countries with mandatory military service. Basically your Sig 550 will have to go through a demilitarization process (permanently stripped of FA capability) if you want to keep it.
Lincoln James
>Even Swissbros aren’t safe! Just try.
Charles Roberts
We have 15 months before the laws apply, you should hurry immediately and buy guns before it's too late.
Evan Reed
Don't they limit ammo you can buy?
Luis Garcia
You poor cucks. The EU is the new USSR. Move to America- Alex Jones was allowed to whip out his fully-auto M16 the other day, on live TV. Move to the middle of fucking nowhere and live out your days in a bunker.
Owen Ward
Unfortunately we don't have 15 months. More like 20 days. The grandfathering clause only applies to firearms acquired and registered before the date of entry into force of the directive, not the date in which national implementation laws will come into effect.
Jonathan Diaz
It is your own government that will try, not us.
Michael Wood
somehow I feel the swissbros are going to completely ignore this law. rest of the EU - have fun being a fascist police state.
also dem trips
Mason Russell
Guns are both an integral redpill and a necessity in wake of the opening of the European gates. I guess you here on Sup Forums couldn't stop this alone, but what helping is there for Yurope in the first place if the people are this retarded? As much as I'd like to airdrop ARs and Glawks over Europe, you will simply have to remember this when the EU collapses ~8 years down the line.
Jeremiah Thompson
Will any countries leave the EU over this?
Kayden Flores
Nope. Too many cucks in our countries. The only nation whose representatives voted almost unanimously against this was the Czech Republic. 50% of representatives of UK and France also voted against it. 85-95% of the representatives of all the other nations voted in favor. I want off this fucking union of social-tardocrats and center-rightards.
Jaxon Morales
That sucks, I hope the Czech Republic leaves the EU, I'm hoping to move there in the future.
Hudson Thompson
So with the grandfathering of currently owned guns, are such guns OK to be registered every 5 years for life? Or is there room for the member states to get tricky and just stop re-registering those weapons?
e.g. the gun is "grandfathered" for the initial registration/licence, but then after that the govt. can do whatever it wants.
Would be pretty shitty if they tried this.
Also, what happens to a grandfathered gun when the owner dies? I'd imagine there are different laws in the different countries covering this. But does the EU regulation prevent a father from leaving his grandfathered weapon to his son, at death?
Jaxson Peterson
wasn't this generally already the case in switzerland, you can buy your service rifle after your service is over but since permits only allow for semi automatic weapons they have to convert them? I know the rules per canton are different for acquiring automatic weapons.
Tyler Adams
You can have a special permit and own Full-Auto guns as well iirc. I regulary see FA UZIs and other stuff sold on swiss sites
Hunter Wright
its okay, I have the solution
EVERYONE GET IN LINE HERE FOR USA STATEHOOD
Parker Thomas
>mfw some cuck thinks a slingshot isnt an effective weapon
catch a ball bearing to the side of your head then type that again and select all the waterfalls.
Eli Stewart
yeah but I think the french speaking cantons almost never issue permits or licenses for full auto, they're generally more anti gun than the german speaking part of switzerland
Nicholas Sanchez
The Grandfathering clause states that "Member States may decide to confirm, renew or prolong authorisations for semi-automatic firearms classified in point 6, 7 or 8 of category A in respect of a firearm which was classified in category B, and lawfully acquired and registered, before ..., subject to the other conditions laid down in this Directive"
Basically those weapons that have been moved to cat. A (Prohibited except for specifically authorized collecotrs, target shooters, reservists, etc...) will still be treated as cat. B (subject to general authorization) for those owners that have legally acquired and registered them before the directive came into force.
Registration is something you do once per owner. So, as long as a gun stays with the same owner, there's no need to register it again during his lifetime.
