Activities of Karl-Heinz FLORENZ related to 2015/0269(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (debate) DE
Amendments (13)
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) The armed defence forces of a Member State as defined under national law may, in addition to the military, include units such as a home guard as well as persons obliged to take part in armed defence activities and reservists.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) To ensure that firearms are duly traceable throughout the Union, common conversion standards should be established to guarantee that any conversion of a firearm that changes its category is irreversible.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Selling arrangements of firearms and, their essential components and ammunition by means of distance communication may pose a serious threat to security as they are more difficult to control thshould be subject to the control of the Member States and their conventional selling methods, especially as regards the on line verification of the legality of authorisations. It is therefore appropriate to limit the selling of arms and components by means of distance communication, notably internet, to dealers and brokersmpetent authorities should verify the identity of the persons engaged in such transfer and of their entitlement to do so.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
1b. For the purposes of this Directive, "essential component" shall mean the barrel, frame, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breaech block and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted.
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of identifying and tracing each assembled firearm, Member States shall, at the time of manufacture of each firearm or at the time of import to the Union, require a unique marking including the name of the manufacturer, the country or place of manufacture, the serial number and the year of manufacture, if not already part of the serial number. This shall be without prejudice to the affixing of the manufacturer's trademark. Essential components must be marked with a serial number. This requirement shall not apply to firearms and essential components that were placed on the market before the entry into force of this Amending Directive.
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide for standard medical tests for issuing or renewing authorisations as referred to in paragraph 1monitor firearms authorisations and shall withdraw authorisations if any of the conditions on the basis of which it wasthey were granted isare no longer met.
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 7 - paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Article 7 - paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10b a (new)
Article 10b a (new)
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 7
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 7
Amendment 790 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point ii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category B – point 7
Annex I – part II – point A – category B – point 7