France : Indivudals on terror watchlist will no longer be able to hold weapon licenses

[Vergennes]

Antiterrorism. A decree issued Thursday (August 3rd) authorized the prefectures to consult the information files before issuing permits to carry arms, RTL reports this Friday. Individuals on terror watchlists will no longer be able to have weapons in their possession.

It is a measure that follows the attack committed on the Champs-Élysées in Paris three months earlier, during which the policeman Xavier Jugelé had lost its life. The decree authorizes the Prefectures to consult the profile of the applicants of license to carry arms, and thus prevent the obtaining of a firearm by a person on watchlist indicates RTL this Friday .

Access to information files

Until now, Prefecture officials only checked the criminal record and the medical certificate of the potential holder, in order to ensure that the latter did not have a criminal record or psychiatric disorder. However, there was no way for them to verify whether the applicants for the weapon were on terror watchlist. This is now possible since the government formalized this measure in a decree published on 3 August. The Prefectures will therefore be able to consult the file of wanted persons.

A measure which, if it had been applied earlier, might have prevented the murder of police officer Xavier Jugelé on April 20, during an attack on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The assailant in question, on terror watchlist, was in possession of a license to carry arms and regularly trained in a shooting range. Nevertheless, this decree presents a defect: by being refused its request to carry arms, a person on terror watchlist could then know that it is monitored by intelligence services.

https://www.valeursactuelles.com/so...t-plus-detenir-de-permis-de-port-darmes-87153

About time I must say. @flamer84

 

[Vergennes]

If someone asks,unlike in the US,there's no right to own weapons for "self-defense". A hunting license or shooting sport license is needed to buy and own weapons.

As of September 2015, classification has been simplified to 4 categories :

Category A: Law enforcement restricted firearms and elements that cannot be owned by civilians. Includes select fire firearms, firearms of a caliber greater than 20mm, and magazines that hold more rounds than mentioned below.

Category B: Pistols; bolt action and semi automatic that exceed the capacity listed below. Pistols shall not have a capacity greater than 20 rounds, and rifles shall not have a capacity greater than 31 rounds. Also includes any firearm chambered in the following calibers : 7.62 x 39; 5.56 x 45; 5.45 x 39 Russian; 12.7 x 99 (also known as .50 BMG); 14.5 x 114.

Category C: Bolt action guns with a capacity no greater than 11 rounds, or semi automatic guns with capacity no greater than 3 rounds. Firearms that shoot the above mentioned calibers are automaticaly considered as Category B firearms, regardless of the capacity or function.

Category D: Pepper spray, blank guns, black powder guns, deactivated guns.

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Category B requires the shooter to be older than 18, to be affiliated with a shooting range, to have followed at least 3 shooting sessions with an instructor and have a medical certificate. The shooter then receives a 5 year authorization for purchase and ownership of Category B (and therefore Category C firearms since they are affiliated with a shooting range). A shooter older than 16 can own Category B firearms if they participate in international shooting competitions.

Category C requires a hunting licence or to be affiliated with a shooting range and have a medical certificate.

Category D requires the owner to be older than 18 (with the exception to paintball and air guns).


One cannot own more than 12 centerfire firearms, and cannot own more than 10 magazines per firearm owned. One also cannot own more than 1000 rounds per firearm.

 

[xenon54 out]

Sounds like a good idea.

 

[YeBeWarned]

i think EU should have done it long ago, those who are on Watch list must not be able to get their hands on any sort of weapons or Explosive materials

 

[Dotachin]

So long to realize a common sense. No wonder Islamist shoot up so frequently.

 

[PakBlood]

Well, "common sense gun laws" are something any reasonable person can agree with, do'nt gove guns to the mentally disabled, people on terror watchlists etc and instead leave them with those that truly want to defent themselves.

If someone asks,unlike in the US,there's no right to own weapons for "self-defense". A hunting license or shooting sport license is needed to buy and own weapons.

As of September 2015, classification has been simplified to 4 categories :

Category A: Law enforcement restricted firearms and elements that cannot be owned by civilians. Includes select fire firearms, firearms of a caliber greater than 20mm, and magazines that hold more rounds than mentioned below.

Category B: Pistols; bolt action and semi automatic that exceed the capacity listed below. Pistols shall not have a capacity greater than 20 rounds, and rifles shall not have a capacity greater than 31 rounds. Also includes any firearm chambered in the following calibers : 7.62 x 39; 5.56 x 45; 5.45 x 39 Russian; 12.7 x 99 (also known as .50 BMG); 14.5 x 114.

Category C: Bolt action guns with a capacity no greater than 11 rounds, or semi automatic guns with capacity no greater than 3 rounds. Firearms that shoot the above mentioned calibers are automaticaly considered as Category B firearms, regardless of the capacity or function.

Category D: Pepper spray, blank guns, black powder guns, deactivated guns.

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Category B requires the shooter to be older than 18, to be affiliated with a shooting range, to have followed at least 3 shooting sessions with an instructor and have a medical certificate. The shooter then receives a 5 year authorization for purchase and ownership of Category B (and therefore Category C firearms since they are affiliated with a shooting range). A shooter older than 16 can own Category B firearms if they participate in international shooting competitions.

Category C requires a hunting licence or to be affiliated with a shooting range and have a medical certificate.

Category D requires the owner to be older than 18 (with the exception to paintball and air guns).


One cannot own more than 12 centerfire firearms, and cannot own more than 10 magazines per firearm owned. One also cannot own more than 1000 rounds per firearm.

By the way, I have observed that in Europe,outside Switzerland that is, people are less fanatic about preventing the government from commiting tyrannical acts and seem to prefer that the police handle security related work, there also seems to be the feeling that they don't need to keep weapons at home, perhaps this is because of the low crime rates?

 

[Vergennes]

^^

We Europeans don't fear the Federal government taking away our rights and freedom. @Hamartia Antidote

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

^^

We Europeans don't fear the Federal government taking away our rights and freedom. @Hamartia Antidote

Lol! Heads will roll if they tried!