HE President Andrés Manuel López Obrador initiative sent by House of Representatives where he suggested that members of the public companiesautonomous bodies and natural or legal persons to carry a firearm to develop security functions.
The proposal would allow responsible members to ensure the safety of companies such as Federal Commission on Electricity (CFE) and Petróleos Mexicanos, or bodies such as the Banco de México, the Casa de Moneda, the National Intelligence Center and the Tax Administration Service, carry firearms authorized by the Secretariat of National Defense, as long as they meet the requirements prescribed by law.
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Article 25 of the initiative indicates that there are two types of permits a to carry firearms, in the case of natural persons, individual, and in the case of legal persons, collective.
In the second category, official collective licenses are recommended for the above-mentioned institutions, whose license must be renewed every two years.
“The official collective firearms license is issued by National guard, police institutions, as well as federal, state and Mexico City judicial institutions, as well as those organizations that justify their need due to their public duties,” the initiative states.
Weapons and ammunition that comply with the official collective license can only be used for the performance of official and public duties. public safety.
“Its use is prohibited for private activities such as the security of individuals, the security of assets, and the assurance of the transfer of goods or valuables,” the initiative said.
“Pyrotechnics and drones in the spotlight”
On the other hand, initiative It also recommends conducting educational campaigns regarding the use of pyrotechnic materials.
“Only in the state of Mexico between 2006 and 2020 there were 39 incidents related to the use of pyrotechnic materials, resulting in 140 injuries, 98 deaths and material losses (…), therefore it is necessary to disseminate information educational campaigns to reduce risks,” the initiative noted.
Likewise, it seeks to establish aggravating circumstances, as well as crimes committed against persons or property using remotely controlled aircraft, also known as drones.
“The purpose of this is to prevent, avoid and punish acts against the public or private goods or services of this type of aircraft, as well as the physical, emotional integrity or life of people, which cause alarm and fear in the population, attack national security, exert pressure or force the authority to make a decision or the individual,” he emphasized.
These and other suggestions Parts of the initiative which seeks to reform, supplement, and repeal various provisions of the Federal Firearms and Explosives Act, which the House of Representatives.