Extremists Own More than 2,500 Legal Firearms

Der Tagesspiegel

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According to one report, at least 1765 of these weapons belong to legal right-wing extremists, neo-Nazis, imperial citizens or radical cross-thinkers. The actual number is likely to be even higher.

Tagesschau

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In the course of an action plan, the former Federal Government wanted to disarm right-wing extremists. Research by NDR and WDR shows that this goal is still far away.

ndr.de

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In Lower Saxony, 27 persons who are classified by the authorities as extremists have a weapons ownership card. According to the Ministry of the Interior, these are mainly right-wing extremists.

berliner-sonntagsblatt.de

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The FDP parliamentary group in Baden-Württemberg has called for stricter measures following media reports of 661 firearms in the possession of extremists in the southwest. Deputy parliamentary group leader Nico Weinmann stated on Friday that the clear goal must be to remove weapons from the hands of extremists. Weinmann criticized that, despite the minister's public statements, there is still a significant need for action. The Liberals are deman…

swr.online

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Disarm extremists in Germany - that was one of the goals of the former federal government. A research shows: Above all in BW, however, many weapons are owned by extremists.