Yep, that is exactly what happened in France:in 1992 ( semi auto became restricted) and registration became compulsory then 1997 ( single shot 22 pistols and pump shotguns became restricted) and then anything that looks like an assault weapon or a military style weapon became restricted.Meanwhile the arsenals of Yougoslavia during the bosniac war got emptied and thousands of Kalashnikovs , grenades and rpgs and millions of ammo started to invade the European black market and ending up in the hands of criminals!
France is expecting its new act in September where military calibers in bolt action rifles will become unrestricted at last after 74years!( that law at been illigaly voted just before the Second World War when the power was weak and there was fear of having the anarchists raiding the national arsenals!). 50 bmg, 7,62x39 and 5.56(223) will still be subjected to restrictions.
But again the new act in France give the option to the local police to decide what can or can not be restricted . And we are not talking pistol grip here, they are introducing the notion of Dangerosity! How do you define the Dangerosity of something that can kill any way?!
Friwi.
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