Stephen Petroni: The Collectors’ Perspective on the Firearms Directive

FESAC chairman Stephen A. Petroni once again denounced how the European Commission willfully and maliciously compares legitimate gun collectors with illegal hoarders and identifies them as “possible sources of firearms” for the black market in order to justify restrictions against them.

***ORGANISATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT***

Dear followers, Many of you have been asking for international representation within the structures of Firearms United, which is a pan-European firearms rights organization. Over the past months we have been heavily engaged in the process of registering as an NGO with the objective of creating a legal structure of representation across Europe. In the light of the above, we … Read More

Malta Firearms Conference – Sending the Message!

The Conference organized by FESAC, AACTS, AMACS and Firearms United in Malta has attracted media attention – in addition to hall full of firearms enthusiasts and foreign guests from many organizations in Europe! Nothing in the directive is yet settled, and even the trilogue is still formally ongoing before the parliament approves the current “compromise”. Malta is in key position, … Read More

Intense lobbying by FIREARMS UNITED?

EU Observer publishes the most biased article about the EU Gunban that we have read in the last week: EU reaches deal on contested gun laws by NIKOLAJ NIELSEN (20/12/2016) You are invited to read our point-by-point reply to this diatribe: Much of the debate has been overshadowed by intense lobbying from pro-gun groups. They argue that current rules are good enough and … Read More

Firearms Directive Conference

Brussels – 16/11/2016 2:00 – 4:30 pm Conference at the European Parliament During this conference we will evaluate the impact on illicit traffickers, private owners and on the civilian market, as well as the dangerousness of some types of firearms and the sources for the illicit market. The European Commission published a proposal to amend the Firearms Directive within a … Read More

Thougt Leader Opinion on Firearms Directive

When we had been asked to “buy” a printed opinion by the Parliament Magazine we first thought this could be wasted money. But when we heard that Vicky Ford will write an article, too – we agreed to spend money from our Fighting Fund for this advertising. And we choose Stephen to speak for us. Stephen is chairman of FESAC, the … Read More

Donate Now For FIREARMS UNITED’s Fighting Fund

FIREARMS UNITED has been engaged in the fight against the EU Commission’s unjust proposal to amend the Firearms Directive since the day it was published in November 2015. Established collaborating organisations such as FESAC and ANARMA, as well as individual team members, are exhausting their funds which are badly required to sustain their efforts. This is where YOU can make … Read More

REFERENCES

FIREARMS UNITED in MEDIA The media sees only two Pan-European gun lobbies who fight against the unjust Commission’s proposal: FACE and FIREARMS UNITED. Every other fighter for our goal stays behind the curtain. We learned in the past that often those win whose arguments are published, not the ones with the better arguments. We have both: publications and better arguments. [ES] ¿Qué ha … Read More