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- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stated in 2025 that police across Germany should be equipped with Tasers.
- His announcement followed a fatal April shooting of 21-year-old Lorenz in Oldenburg and calls from the Lower Saxony Police Union.
- Tasers, which temporarily incapacitate targets with shocks from 2 to 5 metres, have been trialed at selected railway stations amid rising attacks on officers.
- Andreas Rosskopf, head of the federal police union, said, “these devices are an important operational tool” to help de-escalate incidents like the recent Hamburg knife attack injuring 18 people.
- The proposal suggests Tasers would better protect officers from knife attacks but carries risks as they can potentially cause death or heart complications.
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German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said today that he intends to provide funds to purchase Tasers for police officers across the country, in order to more effectively combat criminals armed with cold weapons.
Federal Minister of the Interior Dobrindt considers it necessary to equip the Federal Police with electroshock devices, the so-called Tasern. The union of the police welcomes the advance, criticism comes from Lower Saxony.
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A Taser - also called an electric shock gun - is controversial as a weapon. But Federal Minister Dobrindt wants better protection for police officers - in the face of increasing attacks.
This was promised by the Minister of the Interior, citing reasons of self-defense.
In some federal states, police officers are already using Taser. Interior Minister Dobrindt believes that the electric shock devices are also absolutely necessary for the federal police. He promises fast equipment and the legal requirements.
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