EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
Chairman – Stephen A. PETRONI
Stephen A. Petroni – born in Malta on 17 January 1959.
Company director.
Researcher of military history.
Collector of arms & militaria since 1973.
Founder “Arms, Armour & Militaria Society” in 1985 (now called AMACS – Association of Maltese Arms Collectors & Shooters) and still serving as its President.
Organised the first public exhibition of antique arms and militaria drawn from private sources in 1986.
Set up historical re-enactment in Malta in 1988 and target shooting with muzzle-loaders in 1989.
Led discussions with Government in 1991 aimed at revising Malta’s arms law and proposing new Arms Law based on the EU Directive.
In 1993 appointed by the Minister responsible for Sports and Culture to present proposal for new legislation.
Appointed by the Minister of Justice & the Arts in 1994 to sit on a Committee entrusted with studying Police policy with regard to gun legislation (Proposals presented to Cabinet and approved on 12 September 1995). Similar appointments in the following years.
Between 2002 and 2005 successfully negotiated the terms of the new legislation which became law in July 2005 (Arms Act 2005) and the Arms Licensing Regulations that came into effect along with the Act on 15th August 2006.
Appointed member of the Weapons Board, Ministry of Justice & Home Affairs.
Appointed Board Member of the Foundation for European Societies of Arms Collectors (FESAC) and a member of its Juridical Committee in May 2006. Appointed Chairman FESAC on 3rd November 2006 and still serving.
Represented European collectors in the negotiations with the EU Institutions leading to the adoption of Amendments to the EU Firearms Directive.
Appointed Chairman of the International Legislative Committee of the IPSC (International Practical Shooting Confederation) in 2007.
Represents FESAC in the World Forum for the Future of Sports Shooting Activities (WFSA) and the European Sports Shooting Forum (ESSF).
Deputy Chairman – Frank GOEPPER
Frank Göpper – born 1969.
Active Military Duty until 2001 (LtCol Army Reserve).
University of Cologne Law School.
Legal Trainee of Cologne Law School.
Lawyer specialized in Firearms and Explosives.
General Director of FWR (Association protection firearms owners rights) since 2009.
Secretary – Hanny SPRUIJT
Hanny Spruijt – born in 1958 in Amsterdam.
Mother of a lovely girl named Paterson.
Started collecting firearms in the early eighties and her field of collecting is Colt firearms, with the emphasis on original percussion revolvers and Single Action Armies.
Life member of the Colt Collectors association, honorary life member of the NVBIW “Edouard de Beaumont” Society, and member of Vereniging Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars.
Treasurer – Pit KAISER
Pit Kaiser – born 10 February 1960.
Married and father of 2 children. Living in Luxembourg, working for the State Museum of Luxembourg since 1994.
Arms collector since 1987.
Historical arms target shooter.
Founder and Chairman of SCAL (Société des Collectionneurs d’Armes Lëtzebuerg).
BOARD MEMBERS
|
Country |
Representative |
Association |
Full Name |
 |
Dr. Hermann GERIG |
IWÖ |
Interessengemeinschaft liberales Waffenrecht in Österreich |
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Mr. Frank RODYNS |
BVVW |
Belgische Vereniging Van Wapenverzamelaars |
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Mr. Derek STIMPSON |
HBSA AAS MLAGB |
Historical Breechloading Smallarms Association
Arms and Armour Society Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain |
 |
Mr. Kay Soren NIELSEN |
VHS |
Vaabenhistorisk Selskab |
 |
Mr. Juhani JOKINEN |
SAS |
Suomen Asehistoriallinen Seura r.y. |
|
Mr. Kay Soren NIELSEN |
VHS |
Vaabenhistorisk Selskab |
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Mr. Jean-Jacques BUIGNÉ |
UFA |
Union Française des Amateurs d’Armes |
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Mr. Domenico PEVERI |
Assoarmieri |
Assoarmieri Nazionale Commercianti Caccia Pesca Sport |
|
Mr. Shane A. HUNTER |
AMACS |
Association of Maltese Arms Collectors & Shooters |
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Mr. Halvard AASDALEN |
NVS |
Norsk Vlpenhistorisk Selskap |
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Mr. Rainer DAEHNHARDT |
SPAA |
Sociedade Portuguesa De Armas Antigas |
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Mr. Gheorghe POP |
ANCA |
Asociatia Nationala A Colectionarilor De Arme |
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Mr. Marcel SALMANS |
ANARMA |
Asociación Nacional del Arma de España |
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Mr. Jerry ANDERSON |
SVEVAP GVS SVHS |
Svenska Vapenstiftelsen
Göta Vapenhistoriska Sällskap Svenska Vapenhistoriska Sällskapet |
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Mr. Markus HOLLIGER |
IGWS |
Interessengemeinschaft Waffensammler Schweiz |
| |
Mr. Jan-Paul LOEFF | V.N.W.
N.V.B.I.W. |
Vereniging Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars
Nederlandse Vereniging ter Bevordering en Instandhouding van Wapenverzamelingen |