Czech Lower House Approves Stricter Gun Laws Following Mass Shooting

The amendment, still needing Senate approval and presidential signature, introduces new measures but leaves out mandatory psychological tests for gun license applicants.

• The Czech Republic's lower house of Parliament has approved an amendment to tighten the country's gun laws, following the nation's worst mass shooting in December 2023.
• The proposed amendment, which was already under consideration before the shooting, includes provisions for a revamped online register of guns and their owners, and requires businesses to report suspicious purchases of guns and ammunition.
• The amendment also allows authorities to seize weapons as a precaution, for example if their owners make threats on social media, a power they currently do not have.
• Despite these changes, the amendment does not introduce mandatory psychological tests to obtain a gun license, a common requirement in other countries.
• The amendment still needs to pass through the Senate and be signed by the President to become law, and will not come into force until 2026.

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