Activities of Gesine MEISSNER related to 2015/0269(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (debate) DE
Amendments (17)
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Member States should ensure that an effective system is implemented for monitoring possession of firearm. That system, which could be periodic or continuous, should either be based on relevant medical review upon the issuance of an authorisation, or provide for an effective alternative system of continuous monitoring taking into account the risks concerned, including the nature and quantity of firearms possessed by an individual, applicable requirements for secure storage, the duration of any authorisation, and any relevant indications, for example from medical or other tests, indicating that the conditions for allowing possession may no longer be met.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The definition of the term "firearm" should be clarified and the control of essential components enhanced by including in the definition any device which shares an essential component with a firearm. An essential component contained in any such device should be considered capable of being used in a firearm when the essential component can be transferred from that device to the firearm without substantial modification.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) A transaction for the acquisition of complete rounds of ammunition or components of ammunition should be considered suspicious if the buyer is unwilling to provide proof of his/her identity.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) Certain persons have a legitimate interest in accessing firearms classified in category A, provided that exemptions are granted on a strictly limited basis. These could include, inter alia, armourers, proof houses, certified experts, manufacturers, forensic scientists and, in certain cases, those involved in film production, as well as individuals needing firearms for self- defence purposes.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) Essential components should be defined as those components which are necessary for the operation of a firearm and are constructed to withstand high pressure of firing. Accessories, such as devices designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm, should not fall within the definition of an essential component, as the firearm can still be operated without them.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 d (new)
Recital 3 d (new)
(3d) It should be specified that the activities of a dealer include not only the manufacturing but also the modification or conversion a firearm, such as the shortening of a complete firearm, and in addition the modification or conversion of parts of firearms and of ammunition, provided that it affects the category of such a firearm or ammunition, and that, therefore, only authorised dealers should be permitted to engage in those activities. This will not prevent, where allowed by national law, private persons from preparing ammunition or from modifying non-essential components of firearms for personal use.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to ensurincrease the traceability of deactivated firearms, they should be registered in national registriesfirearms and essential components and to facilitate their free movement, the provisions of Directive 91/477/EEC should be clarified to ensure that both an assembled firearm and all essential components, whether included in an assembled firearm or not, are marked irremovably, without delay, at the time of their being manufactured or imported, unless the firearm has been deactivated in accordance with that Directive.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Selling arrangements of firearms and their components by means of distance communication may pose a serious threat to security asMarketing of firearms, parts and ammunition by means of the internet or other means of distance communication, for example by way of online auction catalogues or classified advertisements, and they arranging of a sale more difficult to control than the conventional selling methods, especially as regards the on line verification of the legality other transaction by means of, for example, telephone or email should, where allowed under national law, be possible provided that the actual handing over takes place either between the parties directly on a face-to-face basis, or by way of collecting the firearm, essential component ofr authorisations. It is therefore appropriate to limit the selling of arms and components by means of distance communication, notably internet, to dealers and brokersmmunition at the premises of a dealer, local police station or another reliable body, based on nationally established practices of Member States, which have been proven to be safe and secure. The verification of identity and appropriate licenses of the right to engage in such a transaction shall be done either on a face- to-face basis or through a secure and reliable system, such as electronic verification.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Objects, that have the physical appearance of a firearm ("replica"), 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 combusted propellant, should not be covered by this Directive.
Amendment 309 #
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, chamber, body, frame, or receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breaech block and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firingor other locking and cartridge-head supporting mechanism for containing the pressure of discharge at the rear of the chamber 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.
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that any assembled firearm or part placed on the market has been markedessential component, when manufactured or imported, has been marked without delay with an irremovable mark and registered in compliance with this Directive, or that it has been deactivated in accordance with the provisions implementing Article 10b and registered in compliance with this Directive.
Amendment 448 #
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 and each essential component, Member States shall, at the time of manufacture of each firearm or at the time of import and each essential component, or at the time of its being manufactured or imported into 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.
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/447/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 1 and shall withdraw authorisations if any of the conditions on the basis of which it was granted is no longer metestablish a monitoring system based on reliable assessments of risks of violent behaviour. Member States shall decide on the nature of any medical checks to be carried out for the acquisition and possession of firearms, and whether such checks are to take place on a continuous or a periodic basis.
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Member States may authorise 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 their possession firearms classified in category A acquired beforchoose to grant authorisations to legal or natural persons dedicated to the gathering, study and conservation of firearms and associated artefacts for historical, cultural, scientific, technical, educational, aesthetic or heritage purposes and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are for firearms and ammunition classified in category A, provided that such persons demonstrate [the date of entry into force of this Directive] provided they have been deactivated in accordance with the provisions that implement Article 10(b)at measures are in place to address any risks to public security or public order and that the firearm or firearms concerned are stored with a level of security proportionate to the risks associated with unauthorised access to such firearms.
Amendment 662 #
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)
The maximum limitduration of an authorisation shall be set by the Member States, provided that Member States shall not exceed five yearsve implemented a system of continuous monitoring as referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 5(2). The authorisation may be renewed if the conditions on the basis of which it was granted are still fulfilled.