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SEESAC. 2021 ‘Domestic Violence as Grounds for Rejecting Firearm License- Montenegro.’ 2022 SEESAC Gender Analysis Report - Montenegro, p. 8. Belgrade: South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. 23 December

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Civilian possession and use of firearms are regulated by the Law on Weapons (Official Gazette of Montenegro, No. 010/15). The Law on Weapons recognizes domestic violence as an important aspect of the eligibility assessment of applicants for a firearm acquisition permit. Domestic violence is incorporated into three general requirements for the issuance of a firearm acquisition permit, which prescribe that:

— the applicant has no record of prior convictions for acts with elements of violence which are contained in criminal acts against marriage and family, human rights and freedoms, or sexual freedom, as well as that no criminal proceedings have
been initiated for such a criminal act;
— the applicant has no record of prior convictions for misdemeanours indicating that firearms could be misused, especially for misdemeanours with elements of domestic violence, as well as that no proceedings have been initiated for such a misdemeanour;
— and that there are no indications that the firearms could be misused, such as, but not limited to, disturbed family relations.

The same applies to the firearm permit renewal procedure. When a person ceases to fulfil all of the legal requirements, Art. 48 (1) of the Law on Weapons prescribes that the Ministry of the Interior shall seize his/her firearms, ammunition, and relevant permits/documents for firearms and issue a decision thereon. The Law on Weapons further stipulates that if there are indications that firearms could be misused, especially due to the consumption of alcohol, drugs, or other psychoactive substances, or due to disturbed family relations, any firearms, ammunition, and relevant permits/documents for firearms shall be seized immediately, prior to the completion of any corresponding criminal, misdemeanour, or administrative proceedings, so that any appropriate preventive measures for protection against domestic violence or for the protection
of public order can be immediately implemented.

ID: Q15886

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