Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has lifted a decade-long suspension on permits to carry legal firearms, marking a change in the country’s rules governing the carrying of firearms.
The decision allows the issuance of permits for carrying legal firearms after the suspension, which had remained in place for ten years. The move was announced by the president.
The available information does not specify how many permits may be issued, when the change will take effect, or what conditions applicants will have to meet. It also does not provide details about the reasons for the original suspension or the government’s rationale for lifting it.
The decision concerns permits to carry firearms that are legally held. No further details have been provided about changes to other firearm regulations.
At this time, the confirmed development is that President Abelardo de la Espriella has ended the decade-long suspension on permits to carry legal firearms in Colombia. Further information about implementation and the scope of the new policy was not included.
