FINANCIAL STATUS

Thanks to all our supporters! Since 7th June 2016 we recieved more than 100.000 €. From this total we already paid expenses of 23.487,61 € for travel costs, press releases, advertisments and letters, as well as for paypal fees of 1.616.73 €. The balance of 15.12.2016 was 81.835,13 €, We still have to pay for outstanding expenses of the Firearms Directive … Read More

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.

New attempt from the EU commission to ban specifically AK47 and AR15 families of Firearms

The cat is out of the bag now… New attempt (16.11.2016!) by the EU commission to ban specifically: Civilian firearms of “AR 15 family”, also derivates Civilian firearms of “AK47 family”, also derivates ALL detachable magazines above 10 rounds (also for handguns, repeating-firearms, rimfires etc.) Strong regulation of magazines and semi-automatic firearms Stricest evaluation of exemptions Immediate decision on bans, … Read More

Urge your MEP to visit our conference – live or virtually!

The conference, due to the huge number of participants and co-organizers, promises to be the most important ever held in Brussels on the subject of gun control, and will be an important occasion to reveal and explain to MEPs the lies on which the European Commission has built its ignoble proposal. It will also be a point of direct contact … Read More

FIREARMS UNITED agrees with Commissioner King’s aim – but not with his way!

Julian King

King wants an agreement that would restrict the circulation of fully automatic and converted semi-automatic weapons in such a way that safeguards their legitimate use. FIREARMS UNITED agrees with this aim – the safeguard of legitimate use, that is. King believes that the European Commission, Council and Parliament can come out with effective control measures against criminal misuse of firearms. We … Read More

Semiautomatic still threatened

Wednesday 19 of October the Swedish IPSC Association had arranged a meeting with Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, MEP and shadow rapporteur for IMCO in the Trialogue around the Firearms Directive and FIREARMS UNITED has received first hand information about the meeting. Anna Maria Corazza Bildt first received a demonstration of the sport. European Champion IPSC Handgun, Stefan Ekstedt and Swedish … Read More

UN and EU Firearms Expert Suspected for Distribution of Illegal Firearms

Since last year the proposals of the European Commission tried to bring us new and draconian gun legislation. The EC hoped to get a quick vote in their favor on the back of the terror attacks last year in France. We have been working very hard since that proposal to counter the inaccuracies and general lack of common sense in … Read More

UN’s Hypocrisy on Arms

Guns Week asked this week, if  the outcome of the U.S. Presidential elections could have repercussions on the European fight against senseless gun control measures and if the  victory of the anti-gunners in the U.S. could provide new strength to the anti-gunners in Europe. Read more: Gun Ban: US and EU, two shores of one same dividing Ocean The US plays a … Read More