In execution of a provision issued by the Prefect of Sassari, the Carabinieri of the Operational Unit and Radiomobile of Ozieri withdrew the firearms license and numerous hunting rifles from a 50-year-old worker from the Monteacuto area, who had recently shown evidence of unreliability.

This is one of the measures adopted following the checks that the military has increased on people who legitimately possess firearms. The audience of those controlled, especially in the territories of Monteacuto, is very broad and ranges from the category of sport shooters to hunters, up to those who hold a weapon for professional reasons, such as security guards or barracelli, or for the protection of personal safety .

The control operation extends to the places of detention, to the correspondence of what is detained with respect to the report to the Authorities, as well as the maintenance of those requisites of personal reliability which are essential for the issue of police authorizations.

The Public Security Authority, operating to protect public safety, has the widest discretion in assessing the existence of those guarantees that every legitimate owner of weapons is obliged to maintain and otherwise the authorizations are revoked with the consequent, immediate, withdrawal of weapons. Provisions of a precautionary nature aimed at preventing abuses in the use of weapons, always to protect public order and safety. In the event that a person suitable for detention and provided with the required authorization is not identified, the withdrawn weapons will be sent to the Se.Ri.Mant. after 150 days. of the Army for Destruction. Further checks by the police are underway.

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