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'Gun laws are stupid': The Europeans pushing for looser gun controls
Possessing firearms is the "measure of a free and open society", one UK-based firearms advocate told Euronews."All of us just want common sense gun laws.” Gun laws in favor of Gun Owners
‘Allow good people to defend themselves'
The Czech Republic's law "is very streamlined, allows people to carry firearms and focus on vetting who gets a license. Most gun laws focus on technical minutiae and miss the point entirely," claimed the Italian from Milan.
There are many reasons why some advocates want to see more guns in Europe.
Favaro – who owns three pistols, three rifles and a shotgun – claimed "being able to carry a firearm deters violent crime, especially those that by nature are committed against victims of opportunity."
Experts fiercely contest this claim that guns protect people, however.
"Gun ownership doesn't make society more dangerous, as can be attested by countries like Switzerland with its high gun ownership or the Czech Republic, where any citizen can carry a firearm and many do so."
"Both are some of the safest places in the world."
'Gun laws are stupid': The Europeans pushing for looser gun controls
Possessing firearms is the "measure of a free and open society", one UK-based firearms advocate told Euronews.www.euronews.com