08Apr
The Future of the Netherlands IPSC Region
Netherlands IPSC Region
The Netherlands IPSC Region and other Dynamic shooters had a very positive day this week at The Hague at the House of Representatives in Holland. Dutch shooters worked hard on a document for the Members of Parliament last weekend and on getting it to them in time this week, calls were made to explain our side of the story and IT HAS WORKED!!!.
THe Future of the Netherlands IPSC Region
The Future of the Netherlands IPSC Region
The Netherlands IPSC Region and other Dynamic shooters had a very positive day at The Hague at the House of Representatives in Holland. The meeting by the Committee for Security and Justice discussed Dutch gun law in relation to the terrible shooting in Alphen aan de Rijn. One of the proposals is the ban of "combat like” shooting sports. This would have included IPSC shooting. Dutch shooters worked hard on a document for the Members of Parliament last weekend and on getting it to them in time this week, calls were made to explain our side of the story and IT HAS WORKED!!!.
The major vibe among the Members of Parliament was that the proposed ban of a specific discipline of shooting was a bridge too far. Focus should be on what people get a gun permit, if that screening process is good enough why should there be limitations to the people that obviously passed those requirements. The Minister of Security and Justice said there would be meetings with the KNSA (Royal Dutch Shooting Association) and the NPSA (IPSC Netherlands Region) to discuss the proposal. A platform that NPSA did not get offered before as they were held out of meetings with the Minister as he forbid the KNSA (an organisation the NPSA is a member of) to consult NPSA and tell about the meetings.
It appears to have been a good outcome for IPSC Netherlands and it was really rewarding for NPSA to get this as a result of their hard work. Also many thanks to all of you who have signed the petition in support of the Netherlands IPSC Region.
Petition to support IPSC Netherlands IPSC Region
The petition to support the Netherlands IPSC Region is still open. Please pass this information onto your shooting colleagues, shooting clubs and national shooting associations and on line forums in your own country. The web address for the petition to support IPSC and other forms of dynamic shooting in the Netherlands ishttp://petities.nl/p...-moeten-blijven
Need help filling in the petition?
Here's how:
1. At "Ik," -> fill in your name,
2. At "wonend te" -> fill in your place of residence,
3. At "e-mail address" -> fill in your valid e-mail address,
4. Optional: check the box for "mijn naam en woonplaats mogen publiek zichtbaar zijn onder de petitie." -> If you check this box, your name & place of residence will be publicly visible,
5. Click the yellow button "ondertekenen".
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Wait for the confirmation mail to come to the e-mail address provided
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6. In the e-mail received (check your spam folder when in doubt, the mail should come in within a minute or so !), click the link "U kunt uw ondertekening bevestigen door op deze zin te klikken".
7. This will take you back to the website. You're almost done ! On the website, all you need to do is to click on the yellow button marked "bewaren".
8. You are done ! You have just voted to keep dynamic shooting in the Netherlands alive ! Thank you !