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Title: Germany to Register Gun Owners in International Database
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NRA-ILA
URL Source: http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/a ... in-international-database.aspx
Published: Dec 12, 2014
Author: NRA-ILA
Post Date: 2014-12-15 14:52:02 by X-15
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Views: 97
Comments: 3
Continuing a dubious record as a champion of freedom in Europe, "the German government plans to launch its complete registry of legal gun owners at the beginning of next year, two years ahead of a deadline set by the EU [European Union]," according to a German website. After all, "Under new EU laws, all member countries are obliged to compile a centralized register." Meanwhile, Cecilia Malmstrom, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs--leaving to other bureaucrats the tiresome business of preventing the economic collapse of Western Europe--found time instead to muse about the "the harm caused by firearms" and the need for the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty. In what could have amounted to an explanation of Germany's action, Malmstrom noted "the EU Directive from 1991 on the possession, sale and transfers of weapons . . . now requires all Member States, by 2014, to create a database on owners and transfers of legal firearms within the EU." Not satisfied with restricting the rights of Germans, she added, "we must continue global efforts as well. The EU is strongly committed to regulating the international weapons trade, and we fully support the successful conclusion of the negotiations on the Arms Trade Treaty at the U.N. Conference on 18‑28 March 2013."
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#1. To: All (#0)
www.dw.de/national-german...get-for-launch/a-16390894 The German interior minister has said a countrywide database of all legal gun owners is set for launch on January 1. Hans-Peter Friedrich predicted a "considerable increase in security" as a result. The German government plans to launch its complete registry of legal gun owners at the beginning of next year, two years ahead of a deadline set by the EU. As with many German authorities, those responsible for weapons licensing and tracking operated on a local basis - with a total of 551 authorities around the country. Under new EU laws, all member countries are obliged to compile a centralized register. There are an estimated 6 million licensed firearms in Germany. Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich told reporters in Berlin that the database would provide "a very concrete contribution towards improving public safety." Thanks to the information, he said; police would be able to check "who owns which weapons legally, across the entire country," perhaps more quickly than in the past. Friedrich also praised the relevant German agencies for setting up the system ahead of schedule. "With this Germany is one of the first member states to fully comply with the demands of the EU guidelines," the interior minister said. Instant info in critical cases Jörg Ziercke, the head of Germany's federal criminal investigative agency, the BKA, said at Monday's presentation that particular gains would be made in investigations where time was of the essence. He told reporters that in the worst case scenario, it used to take three or four months to discover where a weapon came from, whereas soon it should be just a click away. The January 1 version of the database is only the first, watered-down database documenting only the legal registration of firearms. The upgraded registry should eventually document historical information like weapon producers, dealers, importers and any previous private owners. The GdP trade union representing many of the country's police officers welcomed the development, while saying that it was a little overdue. "With this, an old demand from the GdP has been fulfilled. It took a long time, but the technical implementation was quite a challenge," the union's national chairman, Bernhard Witthaut, said. A sister police officers' union issued a similar statement, saying its officers had long lobbied for swifter access to information on firearms. 
-Alex Kurtagic
#2. To: X-15 (#1)
This insanity is like saying that registering vehicles prevents wrecks. Are you shitting me!
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
#3. To: Lod (#2)
You can bet that Obummer and Eric "Black Panther" Holder are furiously masturbating over the thought of implementing a similar program to "improve public safety". I will be surprised if Obummer does not attempt to pull off such a stunt before he leaves the thoroughly niggerfied White House.
-Alex Kurtagic
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