Két igen nagy jelentőségű cikk (illetve egyes fegyvertartópárti szervezetek (Fesac, Firearms United) fizetett hirdetései is megjelentek az Európai Parlament hivatalos lapjában ezen a hétfőn. Ez a lap minden képviselőhöz eljut, sőt az FU kirakja minden képviselő asztalára is a parlament következtő plenáris ülésén.
A két cikk:
1. Vicky Ford brit EP képviselőé, melyben gyengén megírt szövegnek titulálja a Bizottság fegyverbetiltó javaslatait, és vázolja milyen kompromisszumos javaslatokról szavazhatnak majd a képviselők, illetve mely részei buktak meg máris az eredeti próbálkozásnak.
2. Sokkal erősebb szöveg a lengyel Robert Iswaszkiewicz-é (EFDD group shadow rapporteur on the control of the acquisition and possession of weapons), ő már kifejezetten az önvédelmi célú tartás megkönnyítéséért száll síkra – idézünk is belőle:
“Yet in the fight against terrorism, we have started to forget about the personal freedoms that we are slowly losing, all in the name of security. Does being safe really have to mean being defenceless?”
“Rather than tackling criminals, the executive has launched a battle against shooting sports, hunting, museums and legal owners of firearms.
The Commission has also made the mistake of not preparing an impact assessment, meaning there is no precise data available on the impact of the planned proposals on the market and owners of firearms.”
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I personally will defend the right of every law-abiding citizen of Europe to own fi rearms. The possibility of defending oneself as well as one’s family and property is one of the foundations of our personal freedoms.
Criminals, murderers and terrorists have a permanent advantage over we law-abiding citizens. They are not bound by directives or morality.
In order to neutralise this advantage, it is necessary to relax access to firearms for citizens, so that anyone to whom it occurs to open fire during a concert, in the subway, or in the street is aware that they will be answered by the quick and final reaction of law-abiding citizens.”