\u00abFlexibilizar la compra de armas de fuego favorece al crimen organizado\u00bb: Critican a Milei en Argentina por autorizar adquisici\u00f3n y tenencia de fusiles semiautom\u00e1ticos a civiles<\/a><\/p>\nThe Argentine government, led by far-right Javier Milei, has today authorized the purchase and possession of semi-automatic rifles by civilians, lifting a ban that has been in place since the 1990s.<\/p>\n
According to various international agencies, the new regulations have been published in the Official Bulletin of Argentina, establishing \u00aba new authorization regime\u00bb for civilian firearm users and shooting organizations, allowing them to \u00abacquire or possess semi-automatic weapons such as rifles, carbines, or assault submachine guns derived from military models.\u00bb<\/p>\n
The established requirements include the precise identification of the weapon. Additionally, the applicant must have a registered G2 Storage Sector (an approved storage system by the National Arms Registry) and submit a sworn statement detailing the reasons for their request, along with supporting documentation and photographs of the material.<\/p>\n
It is worth noting that one year ago, in December 2024, Milei\u2019s government lowered the minimum age to obtain the \u00ablegitimate user credential for firearms\u00bb to 18 years, the first step towards acquiring possession. According to data provided by the authorities, by 2024, there were 185,535 individuals holding this credential, the majority being men.<\/p>\n
The governmental decision has sparked immediate reactions, most of which are highly critical.<\/p>\n
In statements to the newspaper P\u00e1gina 12, Mart\u00edn Angerosa, co-founder of the Argentine Disarmament Network (RAD), recalled that such weapons can fire bursts of bullets, warning that the first effect of such measures \u00abis that the guns which criminal organizations previously had to seek out from military barracks will now be sought from the homes of civilians.\u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00abWe have Brazil\u2019s experience with Bolsonaro, who liberalized the gun market, resulting in a surge of femicides with such rifles. There were shootings in schools and public squares. These are weapons of war, with significant power. Their lethality is a defining characteristic. A person with one of these and two or three magazines can kill 100 people. It\u2019s an enormous risk to society,\u00bb emphasized Mart\u00edn Angerosa.<\/p>\n\n\n