Gun sales in Czechia to come under stricter control

Photo: René Volfík, iROZHLAS.cz

The Senate has passed an amendment to the gun law that will oblige arms dealers and shooting range owners to report suspicious clients to the police. The measure is a forerunner of a massive overhaul of the gun law that will come into force in 2026, approved in reaction to the tragic shooting at the Prague Faculty of Arts almost exactly a year ago.

The act of a lone gunman who went on a rampage at the Prague Faculty of Arts on Dec 21 of last year, killing 14 people and injuring 25, left the country reeling and set in motion a massive overhaul of the gun law that was approved earlier this year.

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Author: Daniela Lazarová