ND MP Asks to Allow Priests to Own Guns – What Is the Ministry's Response?
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Priests are currently unable to own and use a hunting gun, with ND MP Andreas Nikolakopoulos calling for a review of the ban.
New Democracy MP Andreas Nikolakopoulos asked Deputy Minister of Citizen Protection Yiannis Lambropoulos to lift the ban on priests owning firearms, as they also want to go hunting. The Ministry of Citizen Protection responded that the current legislative framework, combined with Supreme Court decisions, provides for a complete ban.
The issue reached Parliament, at the initiative of a New Democracy MP from Ilia
The issue of clergy possessing hunting weapons reached the Parliament, following a question from New Democracy MP Andreas Nikolakopoulos. The MP asks for clarification as to why priests are exempted from the possibility of possessing a hunting weapon and participating in legal hunting, while the Ministry of Citizen Protection responds that the current ban covers […] The post Priests should be allowed to possess a hunting weapon, asks “blue” MP –…
The Ministry of Citizen Protection responded to Mr. Nikolakopoulos' question, with a document that was forwarded to Parliament.
Mr. Nikolakopoulos asked the Ministry of Citizen Protection to clarify the legal framework that excludes priests from the possibility of possessing a hunting weapon.
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