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← 🇳🇱 Tweede Kamer/INITIATIEFWETGEVING7d62fa64-e04b-4c65-9bd0-b0e0f565664a

Voorstel van wet van de leden Van Heemst en Wolfsen tot wijziging van de Wet wapens en munitie in verband met de bestrijding van het illegaal bezit van wapens en daarmee samenhangend geweld

Stage otherUpdated 6d ago

This is a private member's bill from two Dutch MPs, Van Heemst and Wolfsen, proposing amendments to the Netherlands' Weapons and Ammunition Act (Wet wapens en munitie). The stated aim is to combat illegal possession of weapons and the violence linked to it. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) through the initiative route, meaning it comes from members of parliament rather than the government. The changes would primarily affect people who possess or traffic illegal firearms, and law enforcement and judicial authorities tasked with tackling weapons-related crime. Gun owners operating within the legal framework could also be indirectly affected. This summary is based on the title and metadata only, not the full text of the bill.

National vote coverage: Netherlands-only