https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austria is the only EU country where more women have been killed than men in 2021. Is this a statistical anomaly or does it speak to a deeper problem in Austrian society? https://www.thelocal.at/20210521/does-austria-have-a-problem-with-violence-against-women Fri, 21 May 2021 19:02:57 +0200 does-austria-have-a-problem-with-violence-against-women The pair denied knowingly dealing with the mafia, insisting they had thought they were working with "vegetable traders". https://www.thelocal.at/20191015/austrian-father-and-son-jailed-after-supplying-guns-to-italian-mafia Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:13:24 +0200 austrian-father-and-son-jailed-after-supplying-guns-to-italian-mafia A drunk 19-year-old Austrian pulled out a gun in a bar in Vienna when he couldn’t find his mobile phone and threatened to shoot the owner and clientele. https://www.thelocal.at/20170113/drunk-austrian-teen-threatens-bar-guests-with-gun-after-losing-his-phone Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:13:06 +0100 drunk-austrian-teen-threatens-bar-guests-with-gun-after-losing-his-phone Two brothers who said they were just testing an air pistol when they shot blanks at asylum seekers are being charged with aggravated coercion after witnesses said they actually forced the men onto the ground. https://www.thelocal.at/20160812/drive-by-shooters-forced-asylum-seekers-onto-ground Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:01:27 +0200 drive-by-shooters-forced-asylum-seekers-onto-ground The number of weapons permits issued in Vienna and Styria for pistols and revolvers has multiplied in recent months, a trend which is seen to have taken off after the terror attacks in Paris and in the wake of the increasing number of migrants and refugees entering Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20160113/boom-in-demand-for-weapons-in-vienna-and-styria Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:16:34 +0100 boom-in-demand-for-weapons-in-vienna-and-styria Austria’s gun lobby is up in arms against plans for tougher new EU restrictions on firearms, which are set to be approved next month and would come into effect in July. https://www.thelocal.at/20160111/eu-gun-control-laws-could-criminalize-collectors Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:02:23 +0100 eu-gun-control-laws-could-criminalize-collectors A woman in Upper Austria had to take refuge in a kindergarten with her two-year-child after her husband threatened her with a gun on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.at/20150123/woman-hides-from-gun-toting-husband Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:28:55 +0100 woman-hides-from-gun-toting-husband An 11-year-old boy accidentally shot a cyclist with an air rifle on Sunday after his mother allowed him to “hunt rats” in their garden in Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20140929/boy-11-shot-cyclist-with-air-rifle Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:30:56 +0200 boy-11-shot-cyclist-with-air-rifle The number of requests for gun permits in Vienna is rising, according to police. There are currently more than 85,000 registered weapons in the capital, although the actual number including those that are not registered is thought to be much higher. https://www.thelocal.at/20140905/requests-for-gun-permits-in-vienna-rising Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:37:00 +0200 requests-for-gun-permits-in-vienna-rising