Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Strazzari, Francesco and Francesca Zampagni. 2018 ‘Firearms-related Laws - Italy.’ Between Organised Crime and Terrorism: Illicit Firearms Actors and Market Dynamics In Italy, pp. 243-244. Brussels: Flemish Peace Institute. 1 January
Relevant contents
The Italian Constitution provides that the state has exclusive legislative powers in matters concerning state security: firearms, ammunition and explosives fall squarely within this category. (…) It bans fully automatic weapons and severely restricts the acquisition of other types of weapons. A constitutional right to bear arms is not part of the Italian legal tradition. (…) The current licensing system dates back to Royal Decree 733, entitled Testo unico delle leggi di pubblica sicurezza (TULPS), of 18 June 1931 (art. 35). This decree was issued at the time of the fascist regime's consolidation of police powers, and precisely regulates state control of the activities of private individuals that could adversely affect public security. In the same period the Criminal Code of 1930 regulated the illegal possession of arms (e.g. art. 697).