Stella Dupont
Role at the time: Member of France's National Assembly, Maine-et-Loire second constituency
Condemned
Statement summary
Stella Dupont opposed a presumption based on an officer's status, contrasting it with existing necessity and proportionality requirements.
“a red line (Translated from French. Original: une ligne rouge)”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)French National Assembly speeches opposing the firearm-use presumptionClosing vote explanation, paragraphs 5771-5875; Closing vote explanation, paragraphs 5883-5983; Closing vote explanation, paragraphs 5991-6072; Closing vote explanation, paragraphs 6087-6197; Speech, paragraphs 4998-5033; Speech, paragraphs 5041-5090
The July 7 National Assembly transcript contains separate speeches by Pouria Amirshahi, Elsa Faucillon, Jean-François Coulomme, Sacha Houlié, Stella Dupont and Stéphane Peu opposing the proposed firearm-use presumption.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Stella Dupont argues against France's firearm-use presumption. Dupont contrasted the proposed status-based presumption with necessity and proportionality requirements.