The first Petition to be submitted for consideration by the President of Ukraine is the Gun Owners Petition

The first Petition to be submitted for consideration by the President of Ukraine is the Gun Owners Petition

September 3rd, 2015, a Petition by the gun owners gathered 25,000 votes. The Petition was registered on the President's website on August 29th. The minimum requirement that was necessary for its consideration was reached.

KEYNOTE OF THE APPEAL:

To pass the legislation which will grant the right of self-defense to Ukrainian Citizens.

TEXT OF THE E-PETITION.

Ukrainian Gun Owners Association demands:

1. Add to the Article 27 of the Constitution of Ukraine a fourth amendment which will have the following:

«Every citizen of Ukraine has the right to own firearms for the purpose of self-defense of their life and wellbeing, personal property, other people's life and wellbeing, constitutional rights and freedoms in case of usurpation of power, attacks on the constitutional order, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

The right to own firearms shall be governed by applicable law and may be enforced only by the decision of court on case by case basis.

2. Adopt the Law “On civil weapons and ammunition” immediately.

Georgiy Uchaikin,

Chairman of Supervisory Board, UGOA

Collection of signatures is still open.

You can sign the Gun Owners Petition here: https://petition.president.gov.ua/petition/40