Czech govt approves arms possession bill based on EU directive

The Czech cabinet approved on Wednesday a draft amendment updating the law on arms in accordance with a new EU directive shortening the period of arms holders' licence validity and introducing new arms categories, although Prague is opposed to the directive and filed a lawsuit against it in 2017. To take effect, the draft amendment needs to be passed by Czech parliament. The bill extends the current two arms categories to include another two, applying, for example, to legally possessed types of weapons whose holders are not bound to have them officially registered now, such as historical, deactivated and gas weapons.