European Convention on the Control of the Acquisition and Possession of Firearms by Individuals

personal weapon [ acquisition of arms | carrying of arms | permit to carry arms | possession of arms ]

possession of weapons

detention of a motor vehicle

authorisation to acquire and to possess a firearm

air-cycle refrigeration system [ air-cycle system | air cycle refrigeration unit | air cycle refrigerating machine | cold air machine ]

military equipment [ arms | military material | war material | weapon | armaments(UNBIS) | military technology(UNBIS) ]

weapon of mass destruction

Stricter rules to ban certain semi-automatic firearms, which will not, under any circumstance, be allowed to be held by private persons, even if they have been permanently deactivated; Tighter rules on the online acquisition of firearms, to avoid the acquisition of firearms, key parts or ammunition through the Internet; EU common rules on marking of firearms to improve the traceability of weapons; Better exchange of information between Member States, for example on any refusal of authorisation to own a firearm decided by another national authority, and obligation to interconnect national registers of weapons; Common criteria concerning alarm weapons (e.g. distress flares and start ...[+++]er pistols)in order to prevent their transformation into fully functioning firearms; Stricter conditions for the circulation of deactivated firearms; Stricter conditions for collectors to limit the risk of sale to criminals.

Reducing gun violence could also be done by tightening the EU internal market Directive on the possession of weapons in the Member States, by for example reducing access to particularly dangerous weapons models for civilian use.

With regard to the classification, acquisition and possession of firearms, it has become apparent that the separation of firearms into categories A, B, C and D, defined by the Commission, is unnecessary in the large majority of Member States In most Member States there a distinction is made only between prohibited firearms and those that are subject to authorisation.

Necessitated by the elimination of internal borders in the Community on January 1st 1993, the 91/477/EEC directive on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons sets common rules enabling controls to be carried out within Member States on the acquisition and possession of firearms and on their transfer to another Member State.