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Dressler, Matteo, Nils Duquet & Julia Eckelmann. 2021 ‘Table 3: Collection Policies in Europe (1991-2019).’ Forgotten Weapons? Non-regularised firearms in the European Union, p. 50. Brussels: Flemish Peace Institute. 28 April

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Table 3: Collection Policies in Europe (1991-2019)

Country: Start Date - Scope - Amnesty - Goal

Belarus: Unknown - National - Blanket - Removal
Croatia: 2007 - National - Blanket (conditional) - Removal
Estonia: 2013 - National - Partial - Removal
Finland: 2004 - National - Partial - Removal, regularisation
Montenegro: 2015 - National - Blanket - Removal, regularisation

The "blanket" label was applied when participants were given the option of remaining completely anonymous, and authorities followed a "no-questions-asked" procedure, or when participants had to register, but firearms were destroyed immediately or did not undergo ballistics testing. We considered provisions "partial" when certain crimes such as illicit acquisition, possession, or administrative crimes (e.g. improper licensing or a lack of gun registration) were exempt from investigation and prosecution. In these cases, participants are not protected from investigation or prosecution if ballistic testing reveals that the firearm can be linked to a crime

ID: Q15464

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