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Another heated weekend: man shot in a bus stop another stabbed in a building

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The many restrictions and the unusual way of life that has been going on for more than a year now have had their effects on people and they start to lose their patience and act more aggressively. To make matters worse, the recently strange weather also seems to negatively effect people’s behaviour in general.

According to Police, for unknown reasons five people have started quarrelling about something at a bus stop on the 3rd of April at 2 pm in Budapest at Soroksári street. After minutes of loud arguing,

the quarrel turned into a fight and one of the participants produced his illegally owned gas and alarm gun and fired several shots.

Luckily no injures came from the fired shots, but one of the participants had to be taken to the hospital due to a stab wound. It turned out that it was only a minor injury. The District IX Police Department has initiated proceedings for harassment against the shooter and the investigation of the participants is currently in progress.

In Győr, another perpetrator was much crueller to his victim. The Győr Police Headquarters received a phone call that in the city centre two men got into a fight in a building’s staircase and the 48-year-old perpetrator stabbed the person living in one of the apartments of the building. This approximately happened on the 2nd of April at around half past noon.

The perpetrator was going around in the city centre’s buildings and ringing the doorbell of many apartments while offering the tenants to sharpen their knives for some money. According to the information of the police, this was bothering the residents and eventually, a 64-year-old man approached the perpetrator and asked him to leave the building.

The perpetrator refused to leave, and the two men started arguing. It got heated and the perpetrator stabbed the 64-year-old resident three times in three different locations with scissors and then fled from the scene.

A few hours later the police have received other reports of an aggressive man ringing every doorbell in another building. The authorities put the pieces together and went to the last reported scene. Luckily, the police have managed to catch the perpetrator in an apartment in one of the buildings and the 48-year-old Jenő R. will face judgement charged with aggravated assault.

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Hungarian Hunter threatens dog-walker he will shoot him dead on the spot – VIDEO

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Recently, a video has stirred up Hungarian public opinion. The video was recorded on Tuesday and has been the topic of many speculations since. Since the video hit the internet, a few developments have happened. In this article, we aimed to collect every information on the case so far.

In the video that circulated the entire Hungarian internet, a hunter has threatened to shoot a man on the spot, who was walking his dog in a field near Iregszemcse, Tolna county. The video went like this:

  • National Gamekeeping. Tie the dog there and shut up – yelled the hunter angrily.
  • I will not tie it there – the man with the dog replied.
  • Tie it there.
  • Why would I tie it? It is my dog – meanwhile, the hunter goes back to his car to get his rifle.
  • Either you tie it there – he shot into the air – either you tie it there, or I will shoot you dead. Quickly, tie it there – the hunter furiously shouted.
  • It is there, you f*cking shoot it.
  • Go the f*ck home. Are you coming here to drive game?
  • No, I am not a hunter. I am walking the dog.

They argued about whether he was using the dog to drive game or merely walking it, and the hunter threatened to shoot him again. The argument continued with a lot of swearing and anger.

  • You get two years in prison for bringing it out – refers to the dog and game driving.
  • I am walking it.
  • The hunter, alluding to the dog’s suspicious panting, tells him that the dog looks like it was driving game just now. The hunter asks him where the package is [the killed game or dropped antlers], – he steps back and proceeds to reload his hunting rifle.
  • The man with the dog says that the dog is panting because the weather is hot.

At the end of the video, the hunter shouts at the man that next time, he will not get away that easily, nor his dog.

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Quite a few things are circulating about the background of the incident on the internet. Index received information from the police. The police identified the 46-year-old man from Iregszemcse. He worked as a professional hunter and had a licence for his two guns, which the police have confiscated.

They initiated a procedure for coercion and have withdrawn his official hunter’s licence.

After the video hit the Internet, many people said that they recognised the man walking the dog and that they know that he places snares in the area, which are known to be used by poachers.

Index also asked a professional dog trainer, who said that Hungarian greyhounds would not pant that loud unless they really drove something.

He said that he would not be able to tire his greyhound that much even with 20 minutes of intense fetching, and also, according to the weather, it was only 15°C, which is not that hot. Apart from the more well-known Hungarian dog breeds, there is one that you might have never heard of.

Index also called the victim, and he said that he previously was imprisoned for two years but for unrelated reasons. He owned a gun that was previously licence-free, but after a new law, he did not take it to the police to acquire a licence for the firearm. He was sentenced to two years for possessing unlicensed firearms.

The events are quite shocking. From the hunter’s part, he crossed the line of what he was supposed to do and what he should have done. Only the man who walked his dog knows whether the accusation was true or not. In his defence, he posted his certificate of good conduct on the internet.

It is also important to note that in Hungary, many open areas and forests are in the possession of the National Hungarian Hunting Chamber (OMVK), and hunters are allowed shoot a dog down in order to stop it from driving game.

Keep this in mind next time you set out into nature to walk your dog. A longer leash might be recommended, and a visibility vest for you and even your dog can keep you safe.

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Hungary to make sniper rifles

Hungary to make sniper rifles.

HM Arzenál Zrt., a company under the Hungarian Defence Ministry, will continue to make Unique Alpine AG’s sniper rifles and hunting guns in its factory in Kiskunfélegyháza. 

According to Index, Gáspár Maróth, the government commissioner for armed forces development, said before signing the relevant German-Hungarian industrial cooperation agreement that the Bavarian company will transfer not only the production facilities to Hungary but also its research and development units. The HM Arzenál Zrt. and the Unique Alpine AG

have been developing new weapons for one year.

He added that key players in the sector are already interested in the new products of the two companies. Furthermore, the police, the prison services, the military, and the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary will also buy the new weapons made in Kiskunfélegyháza.

Maróth stated that the investment can play a key role in the development of the Hungarian economy. The factory showed its newest TPG-3 sniper rifle made by Bavarian engineers and Hungarian developers for a Canadian tender and the AR–10 NX and AR–15 NX semi-automatic rifles allowing

more accurate targeting than other products in their category.  

HERE we wrote about six weapons made by Hungarians trying to introduce our readers to Hungarian inventions or products that might be less known. Some of them were only prototypes, but others have even influenced the conduct of modern warfare.

The emergence and number of the Soviet armoured vehicles and heavy tanks in 1942 incited the production of Hungarian anti-tank missiles, as at that time, the Germans were reluctant to hand over the blueprints of their own panzerfaust. The missile department of the Institute of Military Technology embarked on the development of two types. The smaller was the 60mm diameter 44M anti-tank hand-held missile launcher, the larger was the 215mm 44M mace projectile, which was

the first known heavy anti-tank missile in the world,

with a charge of more than four pounds. It had its own portable dual launcher that could be operated from a truck-bed or the ground. Hungary was the third state in the world – only after the Third Reich and the US – to build deployable anti-tank missiles.

The Turán was a Hungarian medium tank 

developed during WWII. It was inspired by and used solutions from the Czechoslovak Škoda T-21 medium tank. The Turán was produced in two main variants: the 40M (or Turán I) with a 40mm gun and the 41M (or Turán II) with a 75mm gun. There was also a prototype variant, the 43M (or Turán III).

In total, only 424 were made. The Turáns were employed by the 1st and 2nd Hungarian Armoured Divisions, as well as the 1st Cavalry Division, in 1943 and 1944.

 There is only one known surviving Turán tank, 

which is a Turán II on display at the Kubinka Tank Museum.

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Hungarian man with gun causes trouble in Budapest

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On the 5th of October, Monday, Hungarian authorities received a call about a man travelling on tram line 1 at Flórián Square holding a gun at one of the other passengers.

Police reported that the incident happened around 9:23 am and the police officers caught the 53-year-old Zsolt P. in less than 10 minutes. He was listening to loud music when one of the passengers asked him to turn the volume down. Suddenly, the man took out a gun from his pocket, waved it around and pointed it at the woman asking him.

Luckily, nobody was hurt, and the police immediately arrested Zsolt P..

In another article published by HVG, new details about the incident were revealed. The 53-year-old Hungarian man was holding a loudspeaker in his hands and got on the tram playing loud music. After one of the passengers asked P. Zsolt to turn the volume down he put out his gun. According to the reports, the man was carrying a gas pistol in his pockets. 

The Hungarian Police added that after arresting the man, P. Zsolt denied that he had any connection to the case. He will face the court soon. 

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Who can have a gun in Hungary?

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The regulation is very strict, and even though a lot of firearms disappeared after the change of the regime in 1990, Hungary is regarded as one of the least polluted countries regarding guns. Furthermore, the trend is that the authorities withdraw the arms licences of almost everybody, even of members of the police or the military.

Based on what experts say on the issue, it is very hard to get permission to hold a firearm in Hungary, Nepszava reported before. Those who would like to have one have to be adults with no criminal record, and they have to pass not only a theoretic and a practical exam but also a physical and mental examination. Furthermore, nobody can buy assault weapons, suppressors, or fragmenting explosives and firearms able to kill masses.

Interestingly, Hungarian authorities have the tendency to withdraw arms licences issued because of self-defence. Today, they reject even the relevant applications of the members of the armed forces who would like to bring their firearms home. That happens even if they work on drug cases or if they are officers of the Counter-Terrorism Centre. Authorities say to people that

they should report it to the police if they think their lives are in danger or if they receive a life threat.

Hungarian arms dealers say that after a brutal crime, the number of those who would like to buy weapons increases. However, they check everybody who enters their shop to make sure that the potential buyer is mentally stable and would not commit, for example, a mass murder.

One year ago, Nepszava asked the National Headquarters of the Hungarian Police how many Hungarians have permission to keep a gun. They said that

145 thousand people had 222 thousand arms licences.

63 thousand of them have non-combat gas pistols and alarm weapons unable to cause lethal damage. Most of the arms license holders are hunters and sports shooters. The number of those who had a firearm for self-defence was then between 3-4 thousand. Interestingly, political leaders can obtain an arms license easier than police officers or soldiers.

During the coronavirus epidemic,

demand for guns in Hungary increased significantly

– we wrote about that HERE. The trend was global because people felt unsafe and were afraid of social upheavals. ”We are selling five times as much as in a normal March,” said Gabor Vass, a gun shop owner. One of his customers said that he did not want to use the pistol he just bought, but he thought there was a real chance that the virus would bring the worst out of people. Fortunately, nothing happened, and it seems that the first phase of the epidemic is over in Hungary, and everybody hopes that the virus will not return in the fall.

The man who died during police operation did not attack the officers!

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A man lost his consciousness and died shortly after during an operation conducted by the officers of the Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Centre (TEK) in Salgótarján, Nógrád County. Now it is clear that he was not aggressive towards the officers, and nobody harmed him.

According to 24, TEK said in an announcement that local police asked for their help to take a local man into custody who they suspected of having guns. However, during the operation, the man suddenly lost his consciousness. 

The doctor of the TEK unit immediately started to provide proper medical care for him following the professional rules and even by using a defibrillator. Other members of the unit trained to provide emergency healthcare also helped him, and in just a couple of minutes, an ambulance car arrived, too.

Despite the quick and professional help, however, the man died.

TEK told 24 that the time of death was 6:47 am, and the man was not aggressive and did not want to attack the officers. They said that the suspect did not have any guns, so they did not shoot. They added that court experts would be able to tell the cause of death, but the competent prosecutor appeared on the scene very quickly. Moreover, the prosecutor’s office already determined that the officers did not make a mistake in the issue. As a result, there is no reason to start an investigation.

Based on the information of the Hungarian news website, the 55-year-old man was diabetic and struggled with heart problems.

Hungary’s demand for guns increases as people grow scared of social upheaval

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Gun controls are tight in Eastern Europe as across the rest of the continent, but demand for small arms amid growing anxiety over coronavirus has risen elsewhere in the region. The Czech arms manufacturers association said shop owners had reported rising demand and a double-digit rise in sales reports CNA. Hungarians have sought in increasing number to arm themselves for protection in recent weeks, fearing a possible unravelling of law and order if severe shortages set in as the coronavirus pandemic spreads.

About 300,000 people hold licenses for guns in each of the Czech Republic and Hungary, both with about 10 million inhabitants. Licenses are not mandatory for some light arms.”We are selling five times as much as in a normal March,” said Gabor Vass, who runs three gun shops in the Hungarian capital.

“We could sell 15 times more if we had any more rubber bullet weapons, but we ran out.”

Vass, the gun shop owner, said even small weapons not requiring a license were very dangerous in the wrong hands, given that even non-combat gas pistols can be lethal at close range, and the interest does not stop there. The shop, little bigger than a phone booth and tucked inside a suburban shopping centre on the edge of Budapest, was hardly designed for an onrush of customers. But last week brought a heavy stream, people from all walks of life.

“People have gone nuts,” he said. “They gobble up anything they don’t need a licence for. Gas pistols, rubber bullet guns, and even things like crossbows, which can harm you seriously.”

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Peter Rostas doesn’t want to have any reason to use the gun he was buying, but the young Hungarian father of one was taking no chances with a coronavirus epidemic he fears may bring out the worst in some people.

“It’s a precautionary measure,” Rostas, 33, said as he queued outside a small Budapest shop selling non-military grade weapons that require no licence. “I’d rather be laughing later than find myself in a conflict with nothing but a broomstick.” Rostas fears violence could arise from shortages of essential goods, something the Hungarian government has insisted will not happen. But the stocky auto trader is sceptical.

“If people brawl over toilet paper now, what will they do later? Once shops run out of stock, people will take what they need. Police can hardly deal with every petty theft,” he said.

“I’m not planning to kill anyone, but it is reassuring to have a weapon at home.”

Hungary has registered 167 cases of coronavirus, with seven deaths, but Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday the exact number was probably much higher. Hungarian police and the government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Hungarian man was shot down after attacking a policeman with a machete

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A man attacked a policeman with a machete at the Northwest Hungarian village, Abda. The police shot the attacker, who suffered severe injuries and died on the scene.

According to the Police report –

On Sunday evening, around 6:30 pm., the local ambulance called the police to ask their help in transporting an aggressive patient to the hospital. On the site, policemen saw that the man in the house was holding a bushwhacker sword; therefore, they warned him to put it down. However, the man started to attack the backing police officers and blew on the head of one of them with a sword in front of the house.

As the Hungarian new portal Index describes – despite repeated exhortation, the man continued to step up aggressively against police officers who finally made a target shot at him. The man suffered such severe injuries that he died on the scene. The attacked policeman was immediately taken to hospital.

Circumstances are still examined by the Central Investigating Chief Prosecutor’s Office.

According to Kisalföld, the policeman is in stable condition. Prof. Attila Oláh, Director of Petz-hospital in Győr said that –

“He suffered a head injury, the wound has been treated; healing period of the injury is over eight days. He will be kept in the hospital for overnight observation.”

As 24.hu reports, Kisalföld journal spoke to a witness who was in the neighbourhood during the police action. “A neighbour invited me to his house, we were sitting in the garden, talking, few meters far from the police action. There was no time to get afraid, all happened so fast. First, we noticed that an ambulance arrived at the house around 6 o’clock in the evening. Soon after, a squad car appeared, two policemen got out of it and went to the next door.

In the next minute, we heard a huge roar and scream; one of the policemen rushed out bleeding from his head; ambulance men also started to flee; then, a policeman in the back – protecting his fellows – shot three times with his gun.

We got shocked sitting outside: we heard the policeman asking the mother why she did not mention that her son had a sword? “How could I know it?” – she replied.”

The man was treated at psychiatry

As the broken father said to Index– “My son made a stupid thing. This is what the police had to do”. He says that he has been living apart from his family for 23 years; on Sunday, his child living abroad informed him about the big trouble. He immediately went to Abda, he was the one who called the ambulance to the house; the mother got shocked, she is still being treated in hospital.

The father also revealed that his son was under psychiatric treatment because of schizophrenia and depression. The problem was that he did not accept his illness and did not take his medicines – this resulted in his outburst on Sunday as well. Previously, there had been such cases that he broke his phone or smashed the window – adds the father – but none of them were that serious.

Hungarian man shooting in Los Angeles then turning gun on himself

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The Los Angeles Police responded to a shot fired call in the 4600 blocks of Burnet Avenue around 3:30 p.m., authorities said. Just after 9 p.m. officials entered the home and found the man deceased from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

First, the authorities did not manage to identify the man. It was also reported by CBS Los Angeles that it was unclear if the police ever made contact with the man.

According to borsonline.hu, he was a 70-year-old Hungarian resident inside his house in the American city of Los Angeles. Residents living in the neighborhood immediately reported the case to the police. Not only the authorities but special SWAT units arrived on the location.

The man has been named as Tamás A. by the authorities.

SWAT had moved in about three hours after the incident started. There was a significant police presence and there were also reports about a hostage negotiator at the location – wrote CBS Los Angeles.

Allegedly the man barricaded himself into his house and it took the authorities four hours to get into the estate, but they only found the man’s dead body who committed suicide. NBC Television got the information that the reason why the Hungarian man was shooting in his own house is not yet cleared. The family of the man said that they had many problems with him before.

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Budapest teen gets 2 years’ probation for planning school shooting

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A 15-year-old Budapest secondary school student has been sentenced to two years’ probation for planning a school shooting, Budapest chief prosecutor Tibor Ibolya said in a statement on Friday.

According to the statement, the teen had told two of his classmates both in person and on social media that he was planning to carry out a school shooting similar to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, after which he would also kill himself.

The student had sent his classmates an amateur video of a school shooting in the United States as well as a link to a photo and a description of an assault rifle. His classmates told police that they were afraid he would act on his plans.

The teen was questioned by investigators of the Budapest police headquarters after which he was arrested.

In its non-binding ruling, the Budapest Court of Appeals sentenced the teen to two years’ probation for conspiracy to commit homicide and ordered him to complete a self-awareness training course.

The prosecution appealed the ruling seeking a suspended juvenile prison term while the teen’s attorney appealed for an acquittal.

Hungary is to manufacture infantry small arms

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Minister of Defence István Simicskó and Czech Defence Minister Karla Slechtová have announced that Hungary will manufacture small arms for the infantry.

The corresponding licence agreement was signed on Wednesday in Budapest by David Höfer, the CEO of Ceská Zbrojovka Export, and Roland Kránicz, the CEO of MoD ARZENÁL Co.

István Simicskó said that based on a Czech licence, Hungary will initially only assemble the weapons, and then, from January 2019, the full production will start in Hungary. This will create some 200 new jobs, he added.

The minister noted that the development of the Hungarian Defence Forces started already last year, and a path of growth has been envisaged. Accordingly, they will be working as scheduled until 2026 so that the Hungarian Defence Forces become a combat-worthy, professional force.

István Simicskó stated that the announcement about the manufacturing of small arms in Hungary is of historic significance, which, as he underlined, marks another milestone in the development the Hungarian Defence Forces. As he said, “Hungarian defence industry is restarting.”

At the press briefing, István Simicskó said that during the revival of Hungarian defence industry, they intend to shape the defence industry capacities primarily in cooperation with the V4 countries, and to develop their military capabilities by multiplying each other’s strength.

The minister said that a working group of experts was also involved in making the decision to enter into an agreement with the Czech Republic on the manufacturing of small arms. The weapons produced under this licence have already been tested by soldiers and policemen.

Czech Defence Minister Karla Slechtová said that the Czech Republic supports all forms of defence industry cooperation between the two countries. According to her, the contract now signed in Budapest is a significant one. The ten-year contract for the production of 200,000 firearms is worth EUR 100 million. The Czech armed forces will also receive some of the weapons manufactured in Hungary, she added.

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German man arrested in Budapest, suspected of illegal firearms trading

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Hungarian authorities on Wednesday arrested a German man suspected of operating an illegal web shop for firearms from Hungary, the police website police.hu said.

The Hungarian police acted on the request of the German Prosecutor’s Office, it said.

The 34-year-old man, whom police identified as Mario R, a former member of nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD), is suspected of operating an illegal web shop, which sold firearms to 193 Germans. The suspect’s revenue is estimated to be over 31 million forints (EUR 100,000), the statement said. The web shop is named “Migrantenschreck”, which roughly translates as “migrants‘ fright”.

The police enquiry has also recovered evidence that the suspect is behind various websites enticing to racial violence, with anti-Semitic, extremist content denying or relativising the Holocaust, the statement said.

The German Prosecutor’s Office said they are seeking the man’s extradition.

Prosecutor’s office presses charges against Hungarian National Front

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The Budapest Chief Prosecutor’s Office has indicted eight members of the organisation Hungarian National Front (MNA) on charges of possession and illegal purchase of firearms and on plotting racially motivated crimes, the office said in a statement on Monday.

At raids at the homes of members of the group, police have seized over thirty firearms, ammunition and 1 kg of explosives, the statement said.

Members of the group have also published articles enticing to violence against Jews and migrants on the organisation’s web site, it said, and held camps including “ideological training” for members.

MNA founder István Györkös was arrested last year on charges of murder, after he fired shots at the police force raiding his house in Bőny, western Hungary. A policeman, Péter Pálvölgyi, died in the attack.

Islamic State used weapons made in the communist Hungary

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Hungary is 4th on the list of top manufacturing countries of ISIS weaponry. According to Weapons of the Islamic State, a report published by Conflict Armament Research (CAR), our country follows China, Romania and Russia. However, most of the arms were manufactured during the communist era. After the regime collapsed, Hungary gave them to the Iraqi Army a couple of years ago as NATO-supplies. The report is based on a three-year-long investigation in Iraq and Syria. Here is Index.hu’s summary.

112 “Hungarian Kalasnyikovs” reached Islamic State

To start with, CAR ‘generates unique evidence on weapon supplies into armed conflicts to inform and support effective weapon management and control.’ Their actual report is the result of a more than three years long field investigation into the Islamic State supply chains. Thus, it presents

an analysis of more than 40,000 items recovered from the group between 2014 and 2017.

These items encompass weapons, ammunition, and the traceable components, chemical precursors used by the group to manufacture improvised explosive devices.

According to the report, they found altogether 132 weapons manufactured in Hungary, 66 in Iraq and 66 in Syria. This means that

Hungary produced 7.21pc of the weapons the Islamic State fought with and which were found later.

Most of the arms, altogether 112 pieces are AK-63F assault rifles with serial numbers that are close in sequence. In fact, the gun is the Hungarian copy of the Soviet AKM assault rifle.

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Arms disappeared after the change of the regimes from former communist countries

It was FÉG that produced the rifle during the communist era. However, there was so many of them that

Hungary gave it as NATO-supply to the Iraqi Army before.

Many suggested that ISIS terrorists took these arms, but so far there was no evidence.

According to the report, the relative majority of the weapons came from China, altogether 797 pieces which mean 43.5pc. Romania and Russia follow the Far-Eastern great power from where ISIS got mostly Kalashnikov rifles. According to the list, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia and East Germany are next.

Clearly, the report states that these were all communist countries and members of the Warsaw Pact before. However,

after the change of the regimes in the early 90s many weapons just vanished from these countries. 

Chart: statista – Conflict Armament Research

Few civilians own guns in Hungary

Budapest, July 5 (MTI) – The number of people who own guns in Hungary is low compared to many other countries, the director of strategic and defence research company Globserver said on Tuesday.

A total of 128,000 handguns are owned by civilians in Hungary, including hunters, people involved in shooting sports and others with a firearms licence, Zoltán Varga told public news channel M1.

As against an average 1.9 handguns per hundred people, in the western Balkans region this rate ranges between 30 and 50, he said.

Hungary to have looser gun control laws

The workers of the organizations that belong to the Ministry of Interior might have an easier access to self-defense guns, magyaridok.hu writes. According to a new law, employees could keep their guns, even if they are not on duty; this would apply to employees of the police force, the National Protective Service (NVSz), and the Constitution Protection Office (AH).

Magyaridok.hu is referring to a letter signed by State Secretary for Law Enforcement László Tasnádi, which says that the Ministry is currently trying to estimate whether workers would like to have access to self-defense guns off duty. Heads of the organizations are asked to take sides and name those who should have access to their weapons off duty. Suggestions were expected to be made until May 11.

So far, the Ministry of Interior did not support any laws that advocated looser self-defense gun laws; Tasnádi also mentioned this in his letter, saying that the initial aim was to extend the use of service guns off duty.

János Csóti, Director General of the Hungarian Prison Service, Zoltán Bolcsik, Director General of the National Protective Service, János Hajdu, Director General of the Counter Terrorism Centre, Szabolcs Tóth, Vice Director General of the Coordination Centre Against Organised Crime, Hedvig Szabó, Director General of the Special Service for National Security, Sándor Gömbös, Police Major General, Police Chief Advisor, and Head of Cabinet Office, and Zoltán Kiss, Director General of the Constitution Protection Office all received a copy of the letter.

The Secretary of State also emphasized that the matter needs thorough investigation and the number of people who have access to self-defense guns off duty should be kept as low as possible.

It seems that members of the law enforcement are also divided on the question; some would prefer looser laws, but some are heavily against it. However, if the majority supports the change, the Ministry of Interior will initiate a separate government law on the issue.

This may not be the best time to promote looser gun control laws, as it was only three months ago, in February 2016, that a policewoman in District XVIII. killed her child and then committed suicide, using her service gun.

Magyaridok.hu has earlier asked Erika Szeles, leading psychologist of the Hungarian police force, on the matter of letting officers keep their guns off duty. Szeles said that, in the past couple of years, there were only 2-3 occasions when an officer committed suicide with his service gun, which is relatively low, given that currently there are 40,000 officers in Hungary. In contrast, this number is much higher among civilians: there are 21 suicides for every 100,000 citizens.

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Police bust underground gunsmiths in Budapest – VIDEO

Budapest, April 29 (MTI) – Police raided and shut down an underground gun workshop in Budapest, the national police said on its website on Friday.

Two suspects, aged 64 and 52, were apprehended in the bust.

The 64-year-old suspect was stopped by police officers in the 14th district on Thursday. A search of his car revealed that he was in possession of an illegal handgun.

Investigators later searched his apartment where they found and seized more illegal guns, explosives and grenades. They also uncovered a large selection of shotgun parts in his basement. An investigation into the man’s background revealed that he dealt with assembling and rebuilding weapons.

Police also seized weapons from the home of a 52-year-old individual suspected of having sold the 64-year-old man the gun that was found in his car.

Police have initiated the preliminary detention of both suspects.

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Gunmen robbed a travel agency between the two holidays – VIDEO

Two men robbed a travel agency in the night in Gyor on last Monday. They got away with the money from the cash register but the security camera recorded them. The police offers HUF 1 million for clues, hvg.hu wrote.

Strangers entered the travel agency with a weapon or a weapon imitation at 17:40 on December 28. They threatened the employees and demanded money. The staff handed over the cash, and the offenders left the scene.

One of the perpetrators was a normal-built, tall (180-190cm long), fair-skinned man aged between 25 and 35. He wore a dark-colored, Acrylic beanie, a dark scarf, dark puffy jacket, dark, baggy trousers. There was a dark-green sports bag on his shoulder. He held a large chrome- or nickel-plated gun or a gun imitation.

According to hvg.hu, the other offender was a stocky-built (165-170cm long) fair-skinned man who was wearing silver-framed glasses. He wore a dark-colored, Acrylic beanie, dark puffy jacket, dark, baggy trousers and black and white sports shoes.

The reward can be obtained for accurate data regarding the perpetrators in order to identify them as well as to make the suspicion reasonable.

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