https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A search is underway for a missing gun that belonged to a bodyguard who is part of the unit responsible for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, as well as former presidents. https://www.thelocal.de/20190509/presidential-bodyguard-suspended-after-losing-gun-in-berlin-hotel Thu, 09 May 2019 13:31:07 +0200 presidential-bodyguard-suspended-after-losing-gun-in-berlin-hotel The 29-year-old man being sought by police over a shooting in Strasbourg lived in a small apartment in a ramshackle housing bloc and has convictions in France, Switzerland and Germany after a life of crime. https://www.thelocal.de/20181212/strasbourg-suspect-a-violent-criminal-on-frances-terror-watchlist Wed, 12 Dec 2018 18:19:18 +0100 strasbourg-suspect-a-violent-criminal-on-frances-terror-watchlist In an intercity train travelling north to Flensburg on Wednesday evening, a man stabbed another passenger with a knife. A police officer who opened fire to take down the assailant was also hurt in the incident. https://www.thelocal.de/20180531/knife-attacker-shot-dead-in-train-heading-to-flensburg Thu, 31 May 2018 11:21:16 +0200 knife-attacker-shot-dead-in-train-heading-to-flensburg Germany has one of the highest rates of gun ownership worldwide, yet also one of the lowest rates of gun-related deaths. The Local looks at some other facts that might surprise you. https://www.thelocal.de/20160616/five-things-to-know-about-guns-in-germany-us-gun-control-laws Thu, 16 Jun 2016 20:11:01 +0200 five-things-to-know-about-guns-in-germany-us-gun-control-laws Police in southwestern Germany launched a manhunt Monday after a teenager entered a vocational school reportedly armed with a gun, forcing a lockdown, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.de/20170717/police-launch-manhunt-after-teen-brings-gun-to-school-near-stuttgart Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:12:00 +0200 police-launch-manhunt-after-teen-brings-gun-to-school-near-stuttgart A man riding a train between Düsseldorf and Dortmund was apparently so bothered by some youths' music and singing, that he pulled out a firearm. https://www.thelocal.de/20161011/man-threatens-young-people-with-gun-over-their-taste-in-music Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:33:13 +0200 man-threatens-young-people-with-gun-over-their-taste-in-music Berlin police on Tuesday night shot and killed the father of a young girl at a refugee home as he tried to attack a man who allegedly sexually abused his daughter. https://www.thelocal.de/20160928/police-shoot-dead-father-who-attacked-daughters-abuser-with-knife Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:55:08 +0200 police-shoot-dead-father-who-attacked-daughters-abuser-with-knife New figures show just how many more people died in fatal police shooting in the US than Germany last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20160922/nearly-1000-killed-by-police-in-2015-10-in-germany Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:38:47 +0200 nearly-1000-killed-by-police-in-2015-10-in-germany Police in Rudolstadt, Thuringia, arrested a 17-year-old after discovering his stash of illegal guns and ammunition. https://www.thelocal.de/20160809/thuringia-teen-found-with-stash-of-rifles-pistols-bullets Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:18:01 +0200 thuringia-teen-found-with-stash-of-rifles-pistols-bullets A special police unit moved in on a law firm's offices in a wealthy area in the east of Stuttgart on Monday after a man was spotted entering hours earlier with a handgun. https://www.thelocal.de/20160711/stuttgart-police-shut-down-streets-after-armed-man-spotted Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:30:52 +0200 stuttgart-police-shut-down-streets-after-armed-man-spotted The plan would make is easier to exchange information about weapons across the EU as well as trace the entire ownership history of a weapon. https://www.thelocal.de/20160621/germany-wants-to-strengthen-gun-registry-to-fight-terror Tue, 21 Jun 2016 11:13:26 +0200 germany-wants-to-strengthen-gun-registry-to-fight-terror As the United States continues to debate gun control in the wake of the Orlando massacre, The Local speaks with a criminologist about how parenting practices rather than laws have made Germans less violent. https://www.thelocal.de/20160620/why-us-gun-violence-is-so-much-worse-than-germanys-gun-control-germany Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:01:21 +0200 why-us-gun-violence-is-so-much-worse-than-germanys-gun-control-germany An accidental discharge ruined the Bremerhaven police department's plan to demonstrate its firearms on Tuesday, as the stray bullet wounded a local journalist in the thigh. https://www.thelocal.de/20160223/local-reporter-takes-a-bullet-for-his-job Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:46:52 +0100 local-reporter-takes-a-bullet-for-his-job A new report by Amnesty International blames "decades of poorly regulated arms flows" into Iraq for providing Isis with a huge arsenal of weapons - including some marked "made in Germany". https://www.thelocal.de/20151208/amnesty-isis-using-german-weapons-for-terror Tue, 08 Dec 2015 09:29:13 +0100 amnesty-isis-using-german-weapons-for-terror A woman from Düsseldorf who shot her daughter multiple times before ending her own life this week was trying to stop the teen travelling to Australia, it emerged on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150812/mother-shot-own-daughter-over-planned-australia-trip Wed, 12 Aug 2015 18:39:40 +0200 mother-shot-own-daughter-over-planned-australia-trip Shots were fired at the Hertha Berlin team bus on Sunday a day before the Bundesliga side play their German Cup clash at Bielefeld in an incident which overshadowed the first round of matches. https://www.thelocal.de/20150810/gun-attack-against-berlins-hertha-bsc-bus Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:22:03 +0200 gun-attack-against-berlins-hertha-bsc-bus The would-be thief failed to impress staff in two hold-ups at stalls on Monday before he was apprehended by police. https://www.thelocal.de/20141208/blank-firing-robber-causes-berlin-station-chaos Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:32:00 +0100 blank-firing-robber-causes-berlin-station-chaos UPDATE: Police have taken a man into custody after he climbed Berlin's highest crane late last night, claiming to be armed. 'Kai Q.' has a history of such drastic action. https://www.thelocal.de/20140905/armed-man-occupies-crane-over-berlin-hospital Fri, 05 Sep 2014 12:09:00 +0200 armed-man-occupies-crane-over-berlin-hospital The tiny western state of Saarland has emerged as Germany's most armed region, according to newly collated figures. The country launched a national weapon's register this month in a bid to keep guns under control. https://www.thelocal.de/20130118/47403 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:31:00 +0100 47403 A young man was apparently shot and stabbed by his girlfriend's uncle following a family argument on Friday afternoon in the southern German town of Heilbronn. https://www.thelocal.de/20111224/39715 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:02:00 +0100 39715