>You're not allowed to take that weapon into the country. There might be certain circumstances where you might (sports or hunting) but you need the paperwork and diplomas (hunting).
Odd that a country with such an enlightened attitude about not trying to control human behavior with outright legal prohibition thinks that such a law will magically protect it from firearms. If I buy a pistol in France ( would take me less than an hour after arriving a C. DeGaulle ) and drove into Holland, would I have trouble getting through border security? And given that such firearms could not be purchased legally in Holland, wouldn't the firearm be worth more than it's retail price in the underworld of Amsterdam? And wouldn't that be an incentive for bringing guns into the country? ( much like drugs in the US )
I am not saying it is not commendable that you are trying to keep a gun culture from developing if one does not already exist, but I don't believe it is much of a deterrant - and may even be an incentive - for those already committed to a lifestyle that involves breaking the law.
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- Thomas Hardy
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-- T. S. Eliot
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