To prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands, individuals must meet certain conditions to obtain different weapons licences. The aim of the thesis was to investigate the procedure for obtaining and withdrawing weapons documents and weapons in the Republic of Slovenia.
To analyse the procedure of issuing and withdrawing weapons documents, we used the normative method, the descriptive method, and the analysis of the professional literature, where we described and defined the procedure of obtaining and withdrawing weapons documents. For the first hypothesis, we mainly used the statistical method and the data analysis method. The second hypothesis was tested using the case study method, where we examined the legislation on the confiscation of weapons documents and carried out a case study of case law.
By analysing the process of issuing weapons licenses and statistics, we have found an increase in the issuance of weapons licenses for security reasons. Practice shows a different approach to the issuance of licences for the purchase of security weapons between ordinary citizens and members of the police or the army. The analysis of the procedures for obtaining and confiscating weapons and weapons certificates and the study of case law cases show that the confiscation procedure is adequately regulated, except for Article 63 of the Law on Weapons (ZOro-1), where a police officer may temporarily confiscate a weapon and a weapon certificate when he suspects that an individual is unreliable.
The thesis's new findings will contribute to theory development and demonstrate the limitations of competent authorities in revoking firearms and firearms permits if they are aware of facts not recorded in official records. Additionally, lawmakers may benefit from the findings in shaping legislation that would grant greater or lesser authority to competent authorities in issuing firearms and firearms permits for security reasons, thereby preventing the abuse of the system.
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