Posted on 07/21/2005 9:11:09 AM PDT by neverdem
THE HAGUE – Rules for gun ownership will become stricter in August 2006, the Ministry of Justice announced on Wednesday.
Beginning next autumn, anyone who wants a weapons permit will have to be a member of a shooting club affiliated with the Koninklijke Nederlandse Schutters Associatie (KNSA).
To prevent criminals from learning to shoot in a club, aspiring members must also be licensed by the KNSA.
Weapons permits will also become easier to revoke. From next year, committing a crime will be grounds for losing one’s licence, as will ‘moving in criminal circles’.
The KNSA will conduct checks of affiliated clubs and issue licences to individual members.
Prospective members will have to submit a certificate of good behaviour, to prevent people with a criminal record from joining.
Those wishing to own a gun will be required to have a special safe. Collectors will have to submit a collection plan and will be assigned a mentor in the first year.
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As far as the rest of your post, you cited one case that happened in the US & the guy was arrested. I am not sure what your point was, but it sounds like you are against guns and gun shows. Hopefully, I am wrong about that.
You are forgetting the context of what I posted and what it was in response to.
Let be be more clear. Those bent on committing terorist acts will not have criminal records and therefore will not be held up when purchasing weapons.
I believe in the second amendment but not for muslim terrorists who buy guns and ship them overseas or use them against us in the US.
Now the NRA needs to address this issue and if it cannot, will continue to be questioned by doubting gun advocates such as myself.
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