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Activities of Kristina WINBERG related to 2015/0269(COD)

Plenary speeches (2)

Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (debate) SV
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0269(COD)
Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (debate) SV
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0269(COD)

Amendments (33)

Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) BCollectors and bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established and shoulding in their possession firearms classified in category A acquired before the date of entry into force of this Directive should be able to keep those firearms in their possession subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned and provided that those firearms have been deactivat be able to keep and acquire firearms classified in category A subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) Since collectors have been identified as a possible source of traffic of firearms, they should be covered by this Directive.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Some semi-automatic firearms can be easily converted to automatic firearms, thus posing a threat to security. Even in the absence of conversion to category "A", certain semi-automatic firearms may be very dangerous when their capacity regarding the number of rounds is high. Such semi-automatic weapons should therefore be banned for civilian use.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
(a) Paragraph 1b is replaced by the following: ‘1b. For the purposes of this Directive, “essential component” shall mean the barrel, frame, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breach 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.’deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
1b. For the purposes of this Directive, "essential component" shall mean the barrel, frame, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breach 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.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1e
1e. For the purposes of this Directive, "broker" shall mean any natural or legal person, other than a dealer whose trade or business consists wholly or partly in buying, selling or arranging the transfer within a Member State, from one Member State to another Member State or exporting to a third country or importing to a Member State from a third country fully assembled firearms, their parts and ammunition.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1h
1h. For the purposes of this Directive, "replica firearms" shall mean objects that have the physical appearance of a firearm, but are manufactured in such a way that they cannot be converted to firing a shot or expelling a bullet or projectile by the action of a combustible propellant.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 91/447/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1i
1i. For the purposes of this Directive, “deactivated firearms” shall mean firearms that have been modified with the purpose of rendering them permanently unfit for use by deactivation, ensuring that all essential parts of the firearm have been rendered permanently inoperable and incapable of removal, replacement or a modification that would permit the firearm to be reactivated in any way.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. This Directive shall not apply to the acquisition or possession of weapons and ammunition, in accordance with national law, by the armed forces, the police, the public authorities or by collectors and bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognized as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established. Nor shall it apply to commercial transfers of weapons and ammunition of warproducts of the defence industry.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that any firearm or parand any essential component placed on the market has been marked and registered in compliance with this Directive.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2
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 or as soon as possible thereafter, 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.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The marking shall be affixed to the receiver of the firearm.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) are at least 18 years of age, except in relation to the acquisition, other than through purchase, and possession of firearms for hunting and target shooting, provided that in that case persons of less than 18 years of age have parental permission, or are under parental guidance or the guidance of an adult with a valid firearms or hunting licence, or are within a licenced or otherwise approved training centre;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) are not likely, on objective grounds, to be a danger to themselves, to public order or to public safety; having been convicted of a violent intentional crime shall be considered as indicative of such danger.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide for standard medical tests for issuing or renewing authorisations as referred to in paragraph 1 and shall withdraw authorisations if any of the conditions on the basis of which it was granted is no longer met.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) This Directive is without prejudice to the ownership of firearms and ammunition acquired through inheritance; Member States shall restrain the possession of such firearms by owners who are not duly authorised.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take all appropriate steps to prohibit the acquisition and the possession of the firearms and ammunition classified in category A and to destroy those. In exceptional and duly reasoned cases, the competent authorities may grant authorisations for the acquisition and possession of such firearms and ammunition wheld in violation of this provision and seizedre this is not contrary to public security or public order.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Member States may authorise persons or bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established to keep in theiracquire and possession firearms classified in category A acquired before [the date of entry into force of this Directive] provided they have been deactivated in accordance with the provisions that implement Article 10(b)when this is not contrary to public security or public order.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 3
The acquisition of firearms and their paressential components and ammunition concerning categories A, B and C by means of distance communication, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(*), shall be authorised only with respect to dealers and brokers and shall be subject to the strict control of the Member States.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 7 – paragraph 4
The maximum limits shall not exceed five years. The authorisation may be renewed if the conditions on the basis of which it was granted are still fulfilled.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10a – paragraph 1
Member States shall take measures to ensure that alarm and signal weapons as well as salute and acoustic weapons cannot be converted into firearms.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
The Commission shall adopt technical specifications for alarm and signal weapons as well as for salute and acoustic weapons to ensure they cannot be converted into firearms.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13b(2).deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall submit every five years a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive, including a fitness check of the new provisions, accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals in particular as regards the categories of firearms of Annex I and the issues related to new technologies such as 3D printing. The first report shall be submitted two years after the entry into force of this Directive."
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 91/477/EEC
ANNEX I – part II
(13) in Annex I to Directive 91/477/EC part II is amended as follows: (a) point A is amended as follows: (i) in Category A, the following points are added: ‘6. Automatic firearms which have been converted into semi-automatic firearms; 7. Semi-automatic firearms for civilian use which resemble weapons with automatic mechanisms; 8. Firearms under points 1 to 7 after having been deactivated.’ (ii) in category B, point 7 is deleted. (iii) In Category C, the following points are added: ‘5. Alarm and signal weapons, salute and acoustic weapons as well as replicas; 6. Firearms under category B and points 1 to 5 of category C, after having been deactivated.’ (b) in point B, the following text is deleted. ‘The breach-closing mechanism, the chamber and the barrel of a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted.’deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 6
6. Automatic firearms which have been converted into semi-automatic firearms;deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 7
7. Semi-automatic firearms for civilian use which resemble weapons with automatic mechanisms;deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 8
8. Firearms under points 1 to 7 after having been deactivadeleted.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category C – point 5
5. Alarm and signal weaponsFirearms under categories A, B and points 1 to 4 of category C, after having been converted to alarm, signal, salute and, acoustic weapons as well as replicas;, gas, paintball or airsoft, Flobert, or percussion lock weapons.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category C – point 6
6. Firearms under category B and points 1 to 5 of category C, after having been deactivadeleted.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part III
(14) in Annex I to Directive 91/477/EC part III is amended as follows: (a) point (a) is deleted; (b) point (b) is replaced by the following: ‘are designed for life-saving, animal slaughter or harpoon fishing or for industrial or technical purposes provided that they can be used for the stated purpose only;’ (c) the second subparagraph is deleted.deleted
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
(a) point (a) is deleted;
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point c
(c) the second subparagraph is deleted.
2016/04/06
Committee: LIBE