After the rampage in Graz with eleven dead at a Graz school, the coalition parties are now discussing how and where to raise the hurdles for gun ownership. There are already political discussions, it was said on Friday from the Federal Chancellery in response to an APA inquiry. They did not want to comment on specific content for the time being.

The perpetrator legally possessed the weapons with which he killed people at the school. In March, he had passed a psychological test at a civilian authority and was thus able to legally obtain a pistol. The military, however, had identified the psychological instability of the Graz resident.

FPÖ against tightening of gun laws

Why the weapons were still obtained was also a topic at the Security Council on Thursday evening. All parties agree that measures must fundamentally follow. However, the FPÖ opposes a tightening of the existing gun law, seeing it as "more of a pure symbolic policy than an effective measure against crime".

However, the fact that no conscription data is used for obtaining a gun ownership card also meets with incomprehension among the Freedom Party. These are classified as "confidential" and may not be disclosed without the consent of the person concerned. Instead, a psychological test must be passed at a civilian authority.

Possibly rapid legal changes

According to the Chancellery, in addition to the general criteria for gun ownership, the use of conscription data should also be politically discussed. Talks between ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS are already underway, it was said. It is believed that possible legal changes could proceed quite quickly. Discussions are also expected to continue over the weekend.

(APA/Red)

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