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Arms Act Amendment Act

tagasi lykatudEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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25 April 2023

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25 April 2023

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On 22.02.2023, the Riigikogu adopted amendments to the Weapons Act, which invalidate weapons permits, acquisition permits, parallel weapons permits, weapons carrying permits, collection permits and European firearms passports of citizens of EU or non-NATO member states and stop issuing new permits to them. The law entered into force on 15.03.2023. The law provided for a transition period, i.e. there is a law for foreigners who are not members of the EU and NATO one year for compliance - 15.03.2024. However, the amendment left in effect the distinction for persons of unspecified citizenship who have been issued a firearms permit, acquisition permit, parallel firearms permit, firearms carrying permit, collection permit, or European firearms passport before March 15, 2023. According to the version of the current law, a permit issued to a person of unspecified citizenship is valid until the end of the validity period indicated on the permit or until some basis for revoking the permit appears. The bill cancels the right of persons with unspecified citizenship to a longer transition period than Russian citizens, according to which they can own weapons until the end of the validity of the weapons permit. The security political situation has not changed and requires a quick response to the possession of weapons by non-citizens, not a years-long transition period.

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