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Austria Tightens Gun Laws After Graz School Shooting

Reforms include a higher permit age, longer cooling-off periods, fixed license durations, enhanced mental health screening

Flowers and candles are seen in front of the fences as a banner reads ''Graz standing together'', following a deadly shooting at a secondary school, in Graz, Austria, June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/ File Photo
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Overview

  • The minimum age for a gun permit will increase from 21 to 25, with plans for a separate restricted permit for those under 25 still under development.
  • All weapon purchases will face a four-week cooling-off period and newly issued permits will expire after eight years.
  • The government will require the armed forces to share failed psychological test results with firearm licensing authorities.
  • Additional school measures include expanded psychological counseling and maintained police presence until the end of the school year.
  • Authorities continue investigating the motive of the 21-year-old former student, who legally owned a shotgun and Glock pistol used in the June 9 attack.