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Press release

another EU press release

Apparently the EU wishes to reduce gun crime by reducing the number of legally owned guns in Europe.

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BTW. MEP's are like other politicians, they will go with the flow that their party whips want them to... While promising you whatever it is that you want..

Tony

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Point being this is being pushed by  a Swede*1 a country that I consider to be radically anti gun (along with my country and the UK). We might luck out in the sense that there will be resistance from a lot of countries who don't appreciate the meddling in the national criminal justice systems. Though they will all hate guns the aspect concerning the competence to intervene in the national criminal justice systems is a hot potato since the Treaty of Lisbon and  a lot of countries are keen to mark their boundaries.



   



*1 Ok EU commissioners don't represent the interests of their respective countries but if you believe that I've got yet another Nigerian fortune for you.

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Have no doubt swede I fully guarantee my country is one of the worst places to own a gun on the planet. Currently I don't even have a gun license because I cant make the training and active competition requirements (young family, local range closed down).

If I start up again I will have to start with .22 Olympic (3 years) weapons even though I've had pistols and EBR's for long periods in the past hand have won some (crappy) shooting matches. In short it takes 3 years to be able to own EBR's if you take a break from shooting/cant make the 18x training+ organised competition requirements you have to build up your ability to handle such dangerous weapons from scratch.  

We are the absolute bottom of the barrel in almost every respect. Strangely on paper we have it quite good, self defence is a legitimate reason to get a license, you can collect FA and near any kind of large caliber or DD. In practice you can NEVER prove a need for self defence unless you're already dead, and to collect you have to have a scientific reason and be  a member of a organisation of elitist anti gun scumbags who believe normal people should not have access to such guns (oh can you cant shoot your collected guns).

Wow, that's even worse than I though.


My image of Sweden comes mainly from the fact that they tried to ban 'war toys' in EU somewhere in the mid 1990's (cant correctly remember) and have sponsored some arms destruction in Africa and I was under the impression that self defence articles like pepper spray/tazers were banned.

I can't remember anyone trying to ban war toys, they've always been legal here.

As for the position of Eu Commissioners as you know this is somewhat complex, she does not represent Sweden or its government but the fact remain that commissioners do have a background and I will predict a ban on something like say wine will be more successful with a Swedish commissioner than a French one.  


Malmström belongs to the urban Social-Liberal Folkpartiet, and like many urbanites in Sweden she lacks any insight into firearms and the shooting sports. She published an article in a Swedish paper, in which she detailed her crusade against firearms.

However, that article was fraught with factual errors and false statistics. She has since been called out, not only by members of Moderaterna (the party that currently holds power) but also by the opposition Social Democrats. Folkpartiet is a small party, representing less than 10% of the electorate, while Moderaterna and the Social Democrats represent over 60% and are the leading parties of their respective blocks.

There is simply no consensus on tightening gun laws further, either here or in the EU. On the contrary, the largest parties know that gun owners in Sweden represent well over 10% of the electorate, and are key to winning rural areas. 2014 is an election year here.
 

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On the Subject of the 'war toy' ban I was wrong.

Seems the European parliament did vote to pass one but it was never adopted (before Sweden even joined).

The ban was apparently inspired by a voluntary ban in Sweden and Norway.

Don't know if that really the case but it was claimed Sweden does this in the book "Children Behaving Badly: Peer Violence Between Children and Young People" page 213, don't know if this link will work HERE

Claim is made again by this idiot Here

Vote by the European Parliament can be found HERE  

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For me it's just to simple.

Europe (IMO) need a single market to be competitive and to stop my Dutch bureaucrats from thinking up retarded product requirements.

I could have the whole thing fixed in one day, but national governments just don't like to give up their pet money makers and ego projects. For instance the Swedish government wastes a ton of time and money defending their retardedly stupid monopoly on alcohol sales  ( SystemBorkbork bork )

@ Swede I see what you mean when my wife was in Sweden she bought my son a toy p99 so I know they are not currently banned. But as you also see  

Dear Sir, Madam

I assume that you have already noticed Commissioner Malmström’s campaign against gun violence in Europe and also read the COM(2013)716 presented to the Council and the European Parliament on 21.10.2013.
We believe the Communication contains manipulated data, misleading information and defamatory statements that criminalize legal gun owners.

Commission’s actions speak for themselves:
• an on-line survey, in which 81 000 citizens strongly opposed further action on EU level regarding the firearms legislation, was dismissed shortly afterwards by the DG Home as not “representative of a cross-section of the general public” and not “scientifically based”
• poor knowledge of the Directive 91/477/EEC, as amended by Directive 2008/51/EC, the Group of Experts and Mrs. Malmström have demonstrated. Either addressing issues that are already regulated or interfering where even the Firearms directive allows the EU Member states, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, some initiative.
• Mrs. Malmström’s statement made at the Conference - "Fight against illicit trafficking in firearms. Where do we stand" held on 19 November 2012 in Brussel: ”Legally owned weapons in the EU continue to feed the illegal market.”

In cooperation with the GunLex organisation, around 3000 legal gun owners in Czech Republic have lodged a complaint with the European Ombudsman for suspected data manipulation by the European Commission in the COM(2013)716 presented to the Council and the European Parliament on 21 October 2013.
The complaint does not only summarize Mrs. Malmström’s malpractices, but also requests immediate withdrawal of Commission’s document COM(2013)716. Furthermore, it requests internal investigation into Commissioner’s work that would preferably lead to disciplinary action for serious misconduct and abuse of power that was vested in her by the citizens of the EU.
The elections to the European Parliament will take place next month. Let’s send the European Commission a clear message that misrepresenting facts and ignoring undesired figures in order to justify an EU action at all costs, will not be tolerated.
This complaint is also written in English and we would therefore be very glad, if gun owners in your country would join us too, as we aim to attract (media and public) attention with these complaints in order to prevent Mrs. Malmström becoming Commissioner again and DG Home bureaucrats keeping their present jobs.

Please, publish this initiative on your websites and call on your fellow gun owners to send a complaint as well. Together we have the power to change things for better, please do not waste this opportunity. Let the public and the media know, that the Commission manipulates data in order to overrule the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, I am sure that many European citizens will reflect this during the EP elections.
The Complaint to European Ombudsman together with Guide – How to lodge a complaint on European ombudsman’s web portal, are available on the GunLex websites:

GunLex Website

I would like to personally thank you for all your effort in this matter.

Kind regards

Marta Kyrsova
Czech gun owner

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And it will be damn easy too. No 2nd amendment, no strong pro gun lobby organisation like the NRA, in most countries everything is registered with the authorities, and in some places a gun permit has an expiration date and you have to get it renewed. No need to go the confiscation route or even do a buy back like in the UK. Just wait for peoples licenses to expire and refuse to renew them. After that it's turn them in or become a criminal