The Law on firearm and Ammunition regulates the matter of holding and carrying weapons. The current law is not harmonized with the regulations and principles accepted in the countries of the USA. In addition, social circumstances have changed significantly over the past 20 years, so that it no longer reflects real needs in the control of civilian gun ownership.
The problem of weapons appeared during the 1990s as a consequence of the then war environment which made weapons easily accessible, and the atmosphere of general insecurity influenced a large number of citizens to procure them for personal protection.
In the last few years, there have been several tragic incidents in which weapons were used.
Firearms, which created certain international obligations regarding the implementation of firearms control measures and periodic reporting on the achieved results. The current law does not provide a satisfactory framework for the full fulfillment of these obligations.
The adoption of this law should achieve two goals. The first is to enable efficient control of the possession and trade of weapons, which will prevent its misuse and improve the security of the citizens. The second is to enable legal and conscientious owners of weapons to possess it freely and use it for the purposes of hunting, sports, collecting and self-defense allowed by law
The second goal is achieved through giving privileged status to registered sports shooters and collectors. The limit on the amount of ammunition that can be procured has been lifted for all weapon owners.
A new class of weapons "disabled" is introduced, which is also known in the directive. This practically enables citizens to keep as a souvenir certain pieces of weapons that have affective value for them.
This proposal enables foreigners who do not have a permanent residence in the country to procure weapons from categories B and C on the basis of approval for the acquisition and export of weapons. This draft law also specifies the manner of procuring weapons for members of the DCM and foreigners on temporary residence.
The establishment of prescribed records and their permanent storage will enable easier monitoring of the movement of weapons and determination of their origin. In addition, this will meet the requirements of the UN Firearms Protocol and the EU Directive relating to the monitoring and recording of weapons, as well as the keeping of records for the purposes of international weapons searches.
An alarmingly large amount of illegally possessed weapons in the Republic of Serbia requires planned state measures and more extensive projects than repressive police activities. In comparative and domestic practice, legalization and surrender actions have proven to be the most effective measure to reduce the amount of these weapons. For the stated reason, the legalization of weapons is regulated by the Bill, which gives the Minister of the Interior the authority to periodically, when required by the reasons for preserving the security of citizens and public order and peace, announce legalization. You can find us on Google Maps, Facebook and Yelp.
