At stake is the freedom

The opponents of the more stringent firearms act filed on Thursday in Bern, the signatures for the Referendum. According to the information of interessengemeinschaft Schweiz (IGS) brought together over 125'000 signatures – Shoot more than twice as many as you need.

The Handover Protect monitored in historical uniforms and bayonets. He was proud of the result, said IGS President Luca Filippini. Now the challenging Phase sequence. "We need to explain that there is more to it than the magazine size." At stake is the freedom for little security gain.

the implementation of The EU weapons Directive, would in the medium term, lead to the end of the Shooting as a recreational sport in Switzerland, argues the IGS. This is unacceptable.

the accession of Switzerland to the Schengen agreement have promised the Federal Council, there would be no drastic tightening of the Swiss weapons law. This promise will now be broken. Particularly dreadful is that the law provides for obligations such as the additional registration obligation. These have rejected the voting public in 2011.

A paradigm shift

it is to Protect not only the specific Changes, but the principle: The Adoption of the EU weapons Directive represents a paradigm shift, said Filippini. Although the Federal government of Switzerland are exceptions. However, it is not sure that it is sticking to it. There will always be new measures could come.

That a ' no 'in the last consequence could have the exit from the Schengen is for Filippini is no reason for a "Yes". Whilst it was in the interest of Switzerland to be part of Schengen, he said. The weapons policy is not. There are political solutions had to be found.

"The feast of the EU was nothing,"

Ulrich Schlueer, a former SVP national councillor and publisher of the "Swiss time", that he had understanding for the counter-terrorism measures. But the Swiss rifle would have proven for decades that they dealt responsibly with the weapons . "The Swiss weapons law, the EU is none of your business," said Schlueer at the Handover of the signatures.

the shooter and gun collector Frédéric sheep Roth agreed: "We allow ourselves to be Juncker's nothing to dictate." A ' Yes ' to stricter weapons law would lead to a disarming of the shooter.

measures after the terrorist attacks

The EU had exacerbated the weapons law in its member States after the attacks of Paris in November 2015. Focus on semi-automatic assault rifles, as they were used by the attackers. Switzerland needs to implement the Changes until the end of may 2019, or else the termination of the Schengen/Dublin threatens cooperation.

in the Future, semi-automatic rifles with a magazine of more than ten shot guns, with about twenty shot as prohibited weapons. For the purchase of prohibited weapons, it would need a permit. For anyone who already has such a weapon, which is not yet registered, this would have to be reported to the cantonal authorities.

regular Shoot

For a permit to prove membership in a shooting club, or the regular Shoot would have to be demonstrated with the weapon. Ordnance weapons are not affected, this can be taken after completion of the service obligation remains with the home.

New rules there are for the acquisition and possession of large weapons magazines: Just who owns lawfully a corresponding weapon, you may also buy a corresponding large magazine. Further, in the future, all the essential weapons components should be with a marker.

The Voters decide on may 19. May, if at least 50'000 of the submitted signatures are valid. With more than 125'000 is assumed. Most signatures were collected according to the IGS in the cantons of Bern (about 22'000), Zurich (16'000), Aargau (11'500), Vaud (10'000) and Ticino (7000).

(oli/sda)

Created: 17.01.2019, 22:00 PM