More and more gun licenses in addition in Germany

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More and more gun licenses in addition in Germany

The German arm. More and more citizens get themselves a small gun, then stun-gun or pepper spray to carry with. The Greens in the Bundestag, and find this alarming.

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Since some weeks there Waffenverkäufer and order offices if you apply for a gun licence a stronger demand. Also self-defense classes are more frequently visited. No Problem says the police. (27.01.2016)

After the robberies and sexualized Attacks against women in the new year’s eve in Cologne and Hamburg, sales of pepper spray and Elektroschockern increased. Experts believe its use is critical. (19.01.2016)

By the end of November until the end of January, the number of gun licenses in addition to more than 21,000. This shows one of the German press Agency present answer of the Federal Ministry of the interior to a matter of Green MEPs Irene Mihalic. Overall, in the National weapon register at the end of January, almost 301.000 small gun licenses in addition stored. You need this document to appeal or Schreckschusswaffen.

“Imagine … “

The Situation in the USA is shocking role model. Mihalic, even a trained police officer, criticized the development. “Imagine that during major events like carnival people in certain situations and rashly to take up arms and thus, perhaps, the Chaos and violence will only provoke,” she said of the dpa. Already after the sexual Assault of women in front of the Cologne Central station on new year’s eve, the authorities had in several States growing interest in the small gun ago. For the acquisition of these weapons are currently in this country, no requirements.

Green Politician Irene Mihalic

The dramatic increase show the growing uncertainty among the population, said Mihalic. “If, however, more and more people carry weapons, the more likely to escalate than help calm the situation,” said the Green politician, who also Fraktionsexpertin for Internal security. Mihalic asked, “gaps in the Waffenrecht” to close. This includes, in their opinion, the purchase and possession of Schreckschusswaffen, pepper spray and the like, “subject to authorisation”.

“The more weapons we need in this Situation certainly not.” The policy should rather for a staffed well stocked and adequately equipped police provide.

ml/nem (dpa)