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Top EU court should dismiss Czech bid to loosen gun laws: adviser
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS APRIL 11, 2019 / 7:50 AM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Top EU court should dismiss Czech bid to loosen gun laws: adviser
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union’s top court should dismiss a Czech challenge to tighter EU controls on firearms introduced after the 2015 Paris attacks, the court’s legal adviser said on Thursday.
The Czech Republic maintains that the tougher European Commission rules, which make it harder for EU citizens to obtain semi-automatic rifles, were unduly restrictive for law-abiding gun-owners such as hunters.
It also says the Commission rules encroached on crime prevention policy, a matter for the national governments of EU member states.
“The court should dismiss the Czech Republic’s action in its entirety,” Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston said in a statement.
She said the EU directive mainly concerned the free movement of firearms and that this had an impact on crime prevention, but did not harmonize national crime prevention policies.
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Top EU court should dismiss Czech bid to loosen gun laws: adviser
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union’s top court should dismiss a Czech challenge to tighter EU controls on firearms introduced after the 2015 Paris attacks, the court’s legal adviser said on Thursday.
The Czech Republic maintains that the tougher European Commission rules, which make it harder for EU citizens to obtain semi-automatic rifles, were unduly restrictive for law-abiding gun-owners such as hunters.
It also says the Commission rules encroached on crime prevention policy, a matter for the national governments of EU member states.
“The court should dismiss the Czech Republic’s action in its entirety,” Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston said in a statement.
She said the EU directive mainly concerned the free movement of firearms and that this had an impact on crime prevention, but did not harmonize national crime prevention policies.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-court-guns/top-eu-court-should-dismiss-czech-bid-to-loosen-gun-laws-adviser-idUSKCN1RN1G5
