18 Amendments of Barbara SPINELLI related to 2015/0269(COD)
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Over 6,700 people die annually in the EU due to firearms owned by civilians.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Numerous international organisations for the promotion of peace establish a direct link between the easiness to obtain firearms and the number of homicides committed.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 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, 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; the ammunition needed to fire the device shall also fall under this category.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 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. Nor shall it apply to commercial transfers of weapons and ammunition of war.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) In Article 2 the following paragraph is added: 2a. Member States shall introduce an excise tax on firearms, their components and ammunition, without prejudice of VAT and other taxes already imposed on these products.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
(2 b) Article 3 is replaced by the following: Member States may adopt in their legislation provisions which are more stringent than those provided for in this Directive, subject to the rights conferred on residents of the Member States by Article 12 (2). CHAPTER 2 Harmonization of legislation concerning firearmincluding the complete prohibition of the possession of firearms by civilians.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
For the purposes of identifying and tracing each assembled firearm, firearm component, or ammunition, Member States shall, at the time of manufacture of each firearm or at the time of import to 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 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The marking shall be affixed to the receiver of the firearmvisible on the firearm, its components and the ammunition.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Furthermore, Member States shall ensure, at the time of transfer of a firearm from government stocks is not transferred to permanent civilian use, the unique marking permitting identification of the transferring government.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4b – paragraph 1
Article 4b – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish a system for the regulation of the activities of brokers and dealers. Such a system may include one or more ofmust include the following measures:
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 3, Member States shall authorise the acquisition and possession of firearms, their components, and ammunition only by persons who have good cause and who:
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) are at least 18 years of age, except in relation to the 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;
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
The maximum limits shall not exceed fivthree years. The authorisation may be renewed if the conditions on the basis of which it was granted are still fulfilled.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10a – paragraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 1
Member States shall take measures to ensure that alarm and signal weapons as well as salute and acoustic weapons, together with their respective components and ammunition, cannot be converted into firearms.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10a – paragraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 2
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, as well as to ensure their components and ammunition cannot be used in firearms.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall submit every fivthree years a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive, 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."
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 8a (new)
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 8a (new)
8 a. The components and ammunition used in firearms under points 1 to 8 of category A
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b – introductory part
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part III – point b
Annex I – part III – point b
(b) point (b) is replaced by the following:deleted.