When I read your article, I thought you were talking about Brazil. Then I realized it was Netherlands haha

The laws are very similar to the ones in my country and honestly, this is ridiculous. The State denies the basic right of self-defence to the regular and law abiding citizen.

Its not about safety concerns, but about control, where all arms belong to the State and its armed forces, so if a status quo wants to be forced upon the population, how will one defend oneself without a weapon?