Continuing our periodic series discussing gun laws around the world, I am joined today by Stephen Patroni of the Association of Maltese Arms Collectors and Shooters to discuss the laws on Malta. Malta is one of the smallest countries in the European Union, and has some rather remarkable laws by comparison to most of the EU. As always, please remember that this is an overview only, and many details are generalized.
Forgotten History
Malta’s Hand-Hewn Bomb Shelter Tunnels
During World War Two, the Grand Harbor in Malta was the most-bombed place in the world, under aerial bombardment for two full years because of its position as a central Mediterranean base for British air […]
Antiques
Maltese Flintlocks: Girard Mle 1733 Pistols of the Order of St. John
The Order of St John – the Knights of Malta – began as an order to protect Christian pilgrims on the road to Jerusalem, but transformed into an organization dedicated to corsairing in the Mediterranean […]
Artillery
Forgotten History: World’s Biggest Black Powder Cannon – a 100-Ton Gun
The largest muzzleloading black powder cannons ever built were the Armstrong 100-ton guns which saw service with the Italian Navy and with British coastal fortifications on Malta and Gibraltar. They were purchased by the Italians […]
*I’ll not move to Malta in the near future.Can you do something to change laws in Greece ? The vz 52/57 was great, something i wanted for long time ! Shoot it if you can. By the way, in magasine fed, what if it was combined with a B.A.R. rate reducer ? Minimi as well…You see, the shadow of JMB will always follow us !
Browning and plenty of other guys left legacies for their successors in the gun crafting trade. The problem is when people try to “improve” upon the basic design without proper testing in simulated conditions (namely that the product must be tested by intended end-users in any possible worst-case-scenario environments). I think we know which groups were guilty of such tomfoolery, if the M14 and L85 come to mind…
Although Maltese is a small country, our government should consider several points in their legislation regarding gun control. In one of the research papers at https://sunnypapers.com/paper-samples/gun-control/ I read how some governments have commissions learning the experience of other countries in such matters. This allows you to implement laws that are already working successfully, which can be useful. Maybe we should use this idea because the problem is only getting worse.