New gun possesion issues in the Netherlands

Vlim · 05-01-2004, 03:15 PM

Hi all,

Well, a small update. The member of parliament who was very strong about stricter laws was kind enough to reply on the comments I sent him. The Justice department in the mean time has suggested a better screening of new gun club members and a thorough administration of used ammo.

Since both measures will not prevent the incidents that happened the last year from happening again, I'm wondering what the outcome will be, although improvements on both counts are not a bad idea altogether.

The MP did accept the offer of one of the royal dutch shooters association (KNSA) leaders to visit one of the shooting clubs in order to get a better picture of what's going on in reality.

I did send him some comments and suggestions that would make more sense and I'm interested if he will reply again.

I remain opposed to the idea of storing guns and ammo centrally as I am convinced this creates bigger safety issues than it solves. I can live with an ammo prohibition alone, though.

I also pleaded for a better collector's enviroment as collectors are now forced to shoot regularly in order to get and keep gun permits. Mind you, I don't dislike shooting my Lugers

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05-01-2004, 03:15 PM	#20
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,992 Times in 1,205 Posts	Hi all, Well, a small update. The member of parliament who was very strong about stricter laws was kind enough to reply on the comments I sent him. The Justice department in the mean time has suggested a better screening of new gun club members and a thorough administration of used ammo. Since both measures will not prevent the incidents that happened the last year from happening again, I'm wondering what the outcome will be, although improvements on both counts are not a bad idea altogether. The MP did accept the offer of one of the royal dutch shooters association (KNSA) leaders to visit one of the shooting clubs in order to get a better picture of what's going on in reality. I did send him some comments and suggestions that would make more sense and I'm interested if he will reply again. I remain opposed to the idea of storing guns and ammo centrally as I am convinced this creates bigger safety issues than it solves. I can live with an ammo prohibition alone, though. I also pleaded for a better collector's enviroment as collectors are now forced to shoot regularly in order to get and keep gun permits. Mind you, I don't dislike shooting my Lugers