Europese Overeenkomst inzake de controle op de verwerving en het bezit van vuurwapens door particulieren

The member States of the Council of Europe, signatory hereto,

Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its Members;

Considering the threat posed by the increasing use of firearms in crime;

Conscious of the fact that such firearms are often obtained abroad;

Desirous of instituting on an international scale effective methods of controling the movement of firearms across frontiers;

Aware of the need to avoid measures that may hamper legitimate international trade or result in impracticable or unduly onerous frontier controls that conflict with modern goals of freedom of movement of goods and of persons,