Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Gun Control in Italy

This Italian Life

National Firearms Catalog

Italian law prescribes that any rifled-barreled firearm imported or manufactured in Italy after 1976 must be identified by a progressive catalog number, assigned by a commission composed of police and government officials and representatives from the Italian arms industries. The national firearms catalog describes the characteristics of the weapon (barrel and overall length, number of rounds in the magazine and other technical specifications) which cannot legally be altered without resubmitting the weapon to the commission. Common firearms with certain features (sights, type of action) can be classified as sporting firearms and can be used for self-defense in extreme circumstances (ei. during a home invasion) but which cannot be carried for other purposes.

 Weapons Possession

All private firearms must be registered at the local police department within "72 hours" after purchase or transfer. This time limit starts from the time the firearm is actually taken to the place where it is to be registered, for example, the firearm may be bought on a certain day and picked up a week later from the retailer; only then is the owner required to register the weapon.

Citizens are allowed to own: up to three common firearms ( such as 10-gauge shotguns, and some .22 rimfire rifles), and up to six weapons that have been specifically engineered and/or manufactured for shooting sports. An unlimited number of hunting weapons (both rifles and shotguns) and up to eight antique or historical weapons (designed before 1891, regardless of when produced). In addition, an unlimited numbers of single shot muzzle loader replicas, are allowed with no registration needed. An unlimited numbers of airguns under 7,5 Joules of muzzle energy, specifically approved by the Ministry of Interior, do not require registration either.


You can agree with me or not, but think about this: the number of massacres in Italy from 1966 to 2012 was zero. Zero.

3 comments:

  1. Likewise, the town I live is full of gun owners and the last murder was in 1965, and he was beaten to death with a horse switch.

    It's not the amount of guns, it's about the nature of the people.

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    1. "it's about the nature of the people."

      I'll go along with that. And Americans have proven they have a violent nature, proven by the number of gun shot deaths each year.

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  2. To me Italian gun control is smokin 25 outa 25 clays with my fine Italian made shot guns

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