« Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made »

The Firearms United has been following the EU legislation process up close and personal since the day ill-conceived proposal from the commission saw the light of day, and based on what we have seen, Otto von Bismarck was right when he (allegedly) « Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made. »

Where are we know – here is an update.

Fin des négociations tripartites sur le contrôle des armes à feu en Europe

Tiré d’un article du partenaire de Firearms United : GUNSWEEK.com et écrit par Pierangelo Tendas le 21/12/2016 Le communiqué  de presse de la Commission Européenne Le Parlement Européen et le « lobby agressif des armes » limitent la proposition de la commission La fuite d’un texte partiel (par la commission) n’a pas de valeur Les prochaines étapes pour l’UE auront … Read More

UN and EU Firearms Expert Suspected for Distribution of Illegal Firearms

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en Anglais Américain et Finnois. Pour le confort de l’utilisateur, le contenu est affiché ci-dessous dans la langue par défaut du site. Vous pouvez cliquer l’un des liens pour changer la langue du site en une autre langue disponible. Since last year the proposals of the European Commission tried to bring us new and … Read More

Commission wants #EUGunban says Council

Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en Anglais Américain. Pour le confort de l’utilisateur, le contenu est affiché ci-dessous dans une autre langue. Vous pouvez cliquer le lien pour changer de langue active. Austrian Parliament published the latest news of the Council – we copied the sections regarding firearms and explosives. The most important sentences in red: It is important to reach an … Read More

EU restrictions: the Council approves, the fight moves at the European Parliament

06/10/2016 – After the shameful approval of the restrictive proposals of the Dutch Presidency by the Council of the European Union, it’s up to hunters and sport shooters EU-wide to pressure the European Parliament to reject all proposals! Article by Pierangelo Tendas (All4Shooters.com)  On Friday, June 10th, 2016, the European institutions gave another proof of elitist infamy during the meeting of … Read More

Swedish Minister of Interior under Suspicion

We have just been informed that Anders Ygeman, the Swedish Minister of Interior, is subject to parliamentary investigation by the constitutional committee regarding his work with the Firearms Directive. Leaked documents indicate that the mandate given by the Parliament, that the Firearms Directive shouldn’t be unnecessarily burdensome to legal firearm owners, has not been followed. According to leaked documents Sweden … Read More

#EUgunban: finally a victory at LIBE

Article by Pierangelo Tendas (All4Shooters.com) Good news come from the EU as the vote at the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament turns out positively for law-abiding gun owners In the late evening of May 9th, 2016, the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committee (LIBE) of the European Parliament held an electronic vote session on the amendments to the committee’s draft opinion … Read More

How the European Council works on gun bans

As you might be aware, the European Parliament is not the only EU institution where the fate of legitimate firearm owners is being decided in the wake of the unelected and increasingly autocratic EU Commission’s unjustified attack against our well-regulated community. The other is the European Council, currently presided by the Netherlands, where the governments of all Member States are … Read More