
Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi announced that a steel safe will be required for those who will obtain a gun license in order to increase security in schools and prevent children from accessing weapons.
Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi announced that in order to prevent children from accessing weapons at home and to increase school security, it will be mandatory to have a steel safe and home inspection in gun license applications.
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Following the events in Şanlıurfa and Kahramanmaraş, work on school security was accelerated.
Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi announced that they are preparing a new regulation to increase security in schools and prevent children from accessing firearms at home. Accordingly, those who want to get a gun license will be asked to have a steel safe. The license process will be completed after it is determined that the gun is kept safely during the home inspection.
Participating in a television program, Minister Çiftçi stated that following the events in Şanlıurfa and Kahramanmaraş, work on school security was accelerated. Stating that new measures were put into effect after a four-month study carried out under the coordination of the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Çiftçi said that inspections are continuing within the scope of the protocol signed between seven ministries.
A TEAM OF 611 PEOPLE INSPECTS THE SCHOOLS
Stating that the circular regarding school security was sent to the governorships, Çiftçi noted that a team of 611 people, consisting of civil servants, national education, police and gendarmerie chief inspectors, carried out inspections in the field.
He stated that the teams continue their inspections in order to identify security vulnerabilities in schools and evaluate the precautions that need to be taken on site.
HOME INSPECTION WILL BE MADE BEFORE GUN LICENSE
Çiftçi stated that they aim to prevent children from accessing licensed weapons belonging to their families and announced that there will be changes in the regulations regarding the Law on Firearms and Knives.
With the regulation to be prepared, people who apply for a gun license will be required to have a steel safe. Inspections at homes will verify that the gun is kept in a safe area. The licensing process will be completed after this control.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Changes will be made to the Law on Firearms and Knives.
Very likely · Within weeks

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