Refusal of weapon purchase permit upheld

ATA/616/1998Cour de justice / Chambre administrative29 sept. 1998Dismissed

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Résumé Omnilex

The appeal against the refusal of a weapon purchase permit was dismissed. The applicant had previously been convicted of endangering life and attempted unlawful confinement with a weapon. The authority and the reviewing court considered those convictions sufficient to establish a general danger and to justify refusing the permit under the weapons legislation.

Regeste Omnilex

CCAM art. 5 para. 1 let. k; refusal of a weapon purchase permit may be maintained where the applicant's prior convictions, especially for serious violent offences involving a weapon, objectively demonstrate a risk to public safety. The assessment is based on the overall circumstances and does not require a new offence or an immediate threat; it suffices that the past conduct permits the authority to infer an inability to be entrusted with weapon ownership.

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Descripteurs

ARME; COMPORTEMENT; DANGER(EN GENERAL); ACQUISITION D'ARMES; JPT

Normes

CCAM.5 al.1 litt.k

Résumé

Confirmation d'un refus de permis d'achat d'arme, le recourant ayant été condamné dans le passé pour mise en danger de mort et tentative de séquestration avec une arme.

Mots-clés

weapons permitpublic safetyprior convictionsdangerousnessweapon acquisitionadministrative appeal

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Questions juridiques clés extraites par Omnilex

Question juridique clé

Whether the refusal of a weapon purchase permit was lawful despite the applicant's criminal history.

Solution extraite

The refusal was upheld because the prior convictions showed a relevant risk to public safety and supported the conclusion that the applicant was not fit to acquire a weapon.

Motifs extraits

The applicant's earlier convictions for serious violent conduct involving a weapon were sufficient to confirm a danger in general within the meaning of the applicable weapons-law criterion.

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