{"id":131980,"date":"2020-07-27T17:09:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=131980"},"modified":"2020-07-27T17:09:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T22:50:16","slug":"czech-republic-second-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/czech-republic-second-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/czech-self-defense.jpg.png\" alt=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\" class=\"wp-image-131981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/czech-self-defense.jpg.png 1000w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/czech-self-defense.jpg-400x240.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/czech-self-defense.jpg-150x90.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/czech-self-defense.jpg-768x461.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><em>The Czech Republic is considering adding the right to armed self-defense to their document of fundamental rights. (Photo: Self-defense class in the Czech Republic, Wikimedia commons)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Constitution\u2019s guarantee of the right to keep and bear arms is unique on the world stage. And while courts and legislators routinely ignore or warp the words of the Second Amendment, it\u2019s stood as a bulwark against the worst kinds of anti-gun policies in places like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/oh-canada-your-prime-minister-banned-your-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\">Canada<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/big-lie-busted-australias-gun-violence-real\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\">Australia<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/european-union-threatening-to-tighten-gun-restrictions-on-non-member-switzerland\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\">Europe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, one of those European counties may be taking a step towards what Americans have enjoyed since 1776.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For several years, conservatives in the Czech Republic\u2019s parliament have been pushing to add the right to armed self-defense as one of the \u201cfundamental human rights and freedoms,\u201d according to David Harsanyi writing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/it-looks-like-the-czech-republic-might-get-a-second-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe right to defend one\u2019s own life or the life of another person with a weapon is guaranteed under the conditions laid down by law,\u201d the proposed amendment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senat.cz\/xqw\/webdav\/pssenat\/original\/92773\/77778\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/switzerland-strict-new-gun-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\">Switzerland Caves to EU, Imposes Slate of New Gun Laws<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Conservatives passed the amendment through the lower house of parliament, but it failed in the upper house. But now they\u2019ve earned a majority in the senate, and the Czech government unexpectedly announced it would&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/politics\/short_news\/prague-a-human-right-to-defend-oneself-with-firearms\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorse<\/a>&nbsp;the plan to add the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Czech Republic was the only European country to challenge the draconian European Firearms Directive passed by the European Union in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo terror attack in 2015. As GunsAmerica <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/eu-imposes-strict-gun-controls\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> at the time, the Directive banned most types of semi-automatic firearms even in countries with high rates of firearm ownership and low rates of crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Czech Republic lost its challenge to the directive in the European Court of Justice, but the Czech Senate first proposed a right to firearms several years ago after it had received a petition with more than 100,000 signatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/european-union-threatening-to-tighten-gun-restrictions-on-non-member-switzerland\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\">European Union Threatening to Tighten Gun Restrictions on Non-Member Switzerland<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether the pro-gun amendment will pass or if it will be able to override the EU\u2019s Firearm Directive if it does. The amendment requires a 60 percent majority of both chambers of parliament to join the country\u2019s Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, but the center-right Civic Democratic Party may not be able to reach that threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Czech Republic ranks in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">middle of the pack<\/a> on the rankings of firearm ownership among European countries, but the country has a long history of firearm use and manufacturing. Rates of ownership <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novinky.cz\/krimi\/clanek\/cesi-se-zacinaji-vic-ozbrojovat-nejvetsi-zajem-je-o-pistole-348175\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have been increasing<\/a>, and of course, the Czech Republic is also the home of the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.czub.cz\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">firearms maker CZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Republic <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unyp.cz\/news\/prague-6th-safest-city-world#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Global%20Peace,the%20study%20created%20by%20Numbeo.\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"czech-republic-second-amendment\" title=\"Will the Czech Republic Get a Second Amendment?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remains<\/a> one of the safest countries in Europe and Prague remains one of the safest cities in the world.  No doubt it would become even safer if every law-abiding citizen had protected right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, the Czech Republic may be taking a step towards what Americans have enjoyed since 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