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: 7. nov 2019, 21:20
https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/201 ... f-defense/Czech Senate to Introduce Constitutional Amendment that Adds the Right to Carry and Use Weapons for Self-Defense
The firearms freedom of the average Czech Republic may be about to grow as the Czech senate is attempting to increase the self-defense rights of its citizens. A rare occurrence indeed. The new amendment would add the right to make use of a legally possessed weapon (firearm) to the already existing right to defense of life.
This new approach to self-defense laws in the Czech Republic is in drastic contrast to other European countries that take a more passive view on self-defense. The Czech Republic already skirts around several EU laws regarding firearms and the country does permit citizens to carry a concealed weapon for self-defense. The country as a whole has 246,715 citizens who currently hold a concealed weapons permits. That number is out of some 303,936 firearms owners who legally possess firearms in the Czech Republic.
Currently, there are no specific legal provisions covering self-defense by a civilian using a firearm. In general, the Czech penal theory recognizes certain classes of circumstances where criminal and civil liability will be excluded in respect of actions that would normally attract a criminal penalty. (i.e. necessary self-defense) The new amendment would solidify the use of a firearm in a self-defense situation for the average citizen in the Czech Republic.