06.11.2026 21:10
Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi announced preparations for a new regulation that closely concerns licensed gun owners. Stating that a requirement to keep a steel safe will be introduced for people who will be granted gun licenses, Minister Çiftçi emphasized that guns must be stored especially in areas inaccessible to children. The statement by Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi, who cited the practice in Germany as an example, brought new rules regarding how licensed guns should be stored at home onto the agenda.
A new regulation concerning licensed firearm owners is being prepared. Minister of Interior Mustafa Çiftçi announced that a steel safe requirement will be introduced for people applying for a firearm license.
STEEL SAFE REQUIREMENT IS COMING FOR LICENSED FIREARMS
Minister of Interior Mustafa Çiftçi announced preparations for a new regulation on the storage of individual firearms. With the measure, which particularly aims to ensure that licensed firearms kept in homes are stored safely, a new obligation is planned to be imposed on people who will be issued firearm licenses.
Speaking on the live broadcast he appeared on, Minister of Interior Mustafa Çiftçi stated that people applying for a firearm license will be required to have a steel safe, and used the following statements: "We will impose a steel safe obligation on the people to whom we issue firearm licenses. Those who have firearms should keep their firearms in a safe. For example, that is how it is in Germany. If you have a firearm and it is licensed, you must keep it in a safe that a child cannot access.''