The case breaks out over the issue of the gun license of Emanuele Pozzolo, involved in the incident on New Year's Eve, in which a bullet accidentally fired from his gun at a party in the Biella area injured one of those present.
According to La Stampa, the deputy had had a firearms license for personal defense since mid-December and the Biella carabinieri had given a negative opinion on the need for the parliamentarian.
As already known, Pozzolo had other weapons in his home in Vercelli, by virtue of the gun license for sporting use which he already possessed. The negative opinion on the need for personal defense for Pozzolo according to La Stampa would have been provided by the military of Biella, competent for the territory, as the parliamentarian had established his residence in Campiglia Cervo since the autumn of 2022, therefore in the area, the neighboring town in Rosazza, place of the end of year party. The reason for the request to carry weapons for defense appears to be the fear of retaliation following participation in a conference on the situation of criminals. Christians in Iran .
But the provincial command of the Carabinieri of Biella specifies that it "has not expressed any negative opinion" in the context of the procedure but only that it has communicated "that it is not in possession of useful elements of evaluation" regarding the needs represented by the parliamentarian for the release of the authorization from the Prefecture.
(Unioneonline/D)
