The Austrian government has expanded the minimum age to acquire weapons and promised greater rigor in psychological tests. 21 -year -old Shooter killed 10 south of the country with documented weapons. The Austrian government will harden the laws on the acquisition of firearms in the country after a shooting that left the fatal victims in a southern school in early May.
A 21 -year -old shooter killed 10 people and took his own life in his former school in the municipality of Graz, using a hunting rifle and a Glock gun -legally acquired entrance.
“We promised that we would not return to normal as if nothing had happened and that we would have drawn the right conclusions of this crime to live up to the responsibility we have,” said Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker in a press conference on Wednesday (18/06) in Vienna.
Minimum age
Today Austria has a relatively flexible policy regarding the purchase of weapons compared to other European countries. To any adult who has not been forbidden to have weapons can buy a rifle.
Already the acquisition of a firearm considered dangerous, like a gun, requires a conditioned license for a psychological test and the minimum age of 21 years.
This age will now be high from 21 to 25 years. The waiting period between the purchase and reception of weapons will also be extended from three days to four weeks and the new licenses for the gun will be valid for a maximum of eight years.
“Today’s office decision shows that we are fulfilling this responsibility,” added Stocker.
Emphasis on mental health
The Stocker has also declared that the country will increase the rigor in the psychological tests necessary to obtain a weapon.
The government still intends to increase the number of school psychologists in the next three years. The goal, according to the chancellor, is to identify potential risks in advance.
Graz’s shooter had been disapproved of a psychological test required for military service, but to the armed forces it is not allowed to share this information with civil and control bodies.
Therefore, the Austrian government has also promised to improve the exchange of data between the military and the firearms that regulate the bodies, ensuring that this information is taken into consideration in the license requests.
“Those who are dangerous can no longer have firearms,” ​​said Deputy Chancellor Andreas Babler.
The investigations on the possible motivation of the attack are still in progress.
GQ (DW, Reuters, DPA)
Source: Terra
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