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I gave an update on the EU firearms directive to the parliament this morning. Watch the video below for an overview or listen to the discussion with MEPs here https://youtu.be/BBsU2nRO9p8. Read the key points below:
The third trilogue on the Firearms Directive took place on 15 November. The fourth trilogue is agreed for 5 December. This is a normal and expected procedure.
There is a great deal of similarity between the Council and the Parliament. The Parliament is demanding our key positions are met.
Regarding Category A
The Council and Parliament texts both agree that certain semi-automatic firearms when fitted with high capacity magazines are to be treated as Category A prohibited firearms but with special permissions for sport shooters.
There is agreement between the Commission, Council and Parliament that the exemption for sport shooters must work not just on paper but also in practice. The Parliament is pressing for this and we are making progress. Any concerns on the practical implementation of this exemption can be addressed to the Director in DG Grow of the European Commission.
Regarding Annexes, both the European Parliament and the Council have firmly rejected the Commission’s original language on resemblance. We will not accept prohibiting items based on what they look like rather than what they are.
Further discussion is required on the issue of semi-automatics converted from automatics, the Parliament have restated their desire to try and find a solution that is workable for the responsible legal shooting community and there is support from the Council for grandfathering in order to ensure existing legal holders can continue to hold their firearms. The EP is also pressing for an agreement where these firearms can be transferred, inherited and sold.
The Commission have said they are not prepared to accept responsibility for technical specifications on conversions of automatic to semi-automatic firearms under Article 10ba and the Council does not want this.
Deactivated Firearms
It is important that deactivation of firearms should be irreversible and ensure the firearm is inoperable. The European Deactivation Regulation introduced in April 2016 sets a single standard for deactivation but has raised many practical issues for legitimate holders of these items, including reenactors.
There is now a clearer understanding by the Council and the Commission of the issues faced by legitimate holders of these items and progress is being made on resolving implementing issues in the Deactivation Regulation. The Parliament is clear that the Expert Working Group on the Deactivation Regulation must have completed their work by early 2017.
Regarding deactivations before April 2016, the Parliament position is that firearms deactivated to an equivalent previous standard should still be able to be bought and sold and Parliament suggests that national deactivation standards which are equivalent to the aims of the new EU standard adopted should be recognised as such. The Commission have now taken this concern on board and are working on new language to enable this.
It is clear that the Commission will not be prepared to just rubber stamp all old deactivation standards so it will be up to each Member State to make the case for deactivations undertaken according to their previous system and the Commission to then approve on a case by case basis.
Authorisations
We are making good progress on agreeing language for special authorisations for reservists and other specialist needs - although this is not yet finalised.
The Parliament is pressing for its language for member states to have monitoring systems, which includes the assessment of relevant medical and psychological information in accordance with national law, and which may be on a continuous or non-continuous basis.
European Firearms Pass
The Council has agreed to include Category A weapons in the European Firearms Pass when holders have authorisations for them. This will improve the implementation of the pass.
We are all dedicating significant time towards finalising a text which works for legal holders of firearms and also addresses those loopholes and inconsistencies which have existed in the past.
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Thank you for writing to Mr Etheridge on this issue. The Commission proposal has recently passed a vote in the IMCO committee despite the attempts from UKIP MEP’s to block it. This now means that the proposal is currently in trialogue negotiations between the Parliament, the Commission and the Council before a final text is voted on in parliament....