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 Germany is renowned for its social safety net and for welcoming refugees in 2015. But just how liberal or conservative are Germans about certain hot-button issues – from dual citizenship to cannabis legalisation, abortion and guns? https://www.thelocal.de/20230110/how-conservative-or-liberal-are-germans Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:10:44 +0100 how-conservative-or-liberal-are-germans Germany has some of the strictest gun laws in Europe, but certain aspects of gun ownership are growing in popularity. https://www.thelocal.de/20200310/demand-for-alarm-gun-licenses-climbs-in-germany Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:05:35 +0100 demand-for-alarm-gun-licenses-climbs-in-germany Germany is the fourth largest arms exporter in the world, according to a report released by the Stockholm Peace Research Institute on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190311/germany-fourth-largest-exporter-of-arms-in-world-report Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:18:51 +0100 germany-fourth-largest-exporter-of-arms-in-world-report A German court Thursday fined gunmaker Heckler & Koch €3.7 million and gave suspended jail terms to two of its ex-employees for illegally exporting thousands of rifles to violence-torn Mexican states. https://www.thelocal.de/20190221/german-gunmaker-convicted-for-illegal-arms-exports-to-mexico Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:27:29 +0100 german-gunmaker-convicted-for-illegal-arms-exports-to-mexico Police are investigating whether hunters inadvertently killed a man on Sunday after a bullet that hit his car was confirmed to have been fired by a hunting rifle. https://www.thelocal.de/20180814/bullet-fired-from-hunting-rifle-kills-man-on-bavarian-road Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:17:12 +0200 bullet-fired-from-hunting-rifle-kills-man-on-bavarian-road A German court Tuesday put on trial six former employees of gun maker Heckler & Koch over thousands of assault rifles that were allegedly exported illegally to violence-torn Mexican states. https://www.thelocal.de/20180515/trial-starts-of-german-gun-firm-staff-over-illegal-rifle-sales-to-mexico Tue, 15 May 2018 15:41:58 +0200 trial-starts-of-german-gun-firm-staff-over-illegal-rifle-sales-to-mexico A German far-right activist was arrested in Hungary Wednesday on suspicion of illegally selling weapons through a website that urged citizens to defend themselves against migrants, Berlin prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.de/20180329/german-man-arrested-in-hungary-for-illegally-selling-guns-for-defense-against-migrants Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:44:16 +0200 german-man-arrested-in-hungary-for-illegally-selling-guns-for-defense-against-migrants A 76-year-old lady travelling from Berlin to Stuttgart was stopped by federal police at Tegel Airport on Thursday. The woman was carrying a loaded blank-firing gun in her hand luggage. https://www.thelocal.de/20180105/elderly-lady-detained-for-carrying-loaded-gun-at-berlin-airport Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:18:33 +0100 elderly-lady-detained-for-carrying-loaded-gun-at-berlin-airport 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 A 32-year-old man on Monday confessed to selling the gun and bullets used by a teenager to kill nine people in a shooting spree at a Munich mall last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20170828/man-admits-to-selling-gun-used-in-munich-mall-shooting-spree Mon, 28 Aug 2017 17:37:27 +0200 man-admits-to-selling-gun-used-in-munich-mall-shooting-spree On April 26th 2002 a 19-year-old took a gun into a high school in the eastern German town of Erfurt and shot 16 people dead. The event was the first of its kind in Germany and the impact was immense. https://www.thelocal.de/20170426/how-a-school-shooting-15-years-ago-changed-germany Wed, 26 Apr 2017 17:00:19 +0200 how-a-school-shooting-15-years-ago-changed-germany A website which sells illegal firearms for the express purpose of "scaring off" immigrants is no longer available, Die Zeit reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20170202/migrant-shock-far-right-website-selling-illegal-guns-taken-down Thu, 02 Feb 2017 13:10:54 +0100 migrant-shock-far-right-website-selling-illegal-guns-taken-down Police in Wuppertal on Thursday showed off the massive arsenal of two so-called Reichsbürger - people who don’t recognize the legitimacy of the German state. https://www.thelocal.de/20161118/police-uncover-stash-of-20000-ammo-from-right-wing-extremists Fri, 18 Nov 2016 11:26:06 +0100 police-uncover-stash-of-20000-ammo-from-right-wing-extremists 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 When three drunk and armed men went on a hold-up spree in northwestern Germany their demands became ever more absurd. https://www.thelocal.de/20160919/is-this-the-robbers-money-hold-up Mon, 19 Sep 2016 18:50:21 +0200 is-this-the-robbers-money-hold-up Berlin's plans to arm police patrols with taser guns would make it the first German state to implement extensive use of the electroshock weapon. https://www.thelocal.de/20160831/berlin-plans-to-become-first-state-with-widespread-police-tasers Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:41:03 +0200 berlin-plans-to-become-first-state-with-widespread-police-tasers 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 Private security is so in demand that some firms have run out of employees to meet demand, die Welt reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20160801/private-security-sector-booms-on-terrorism-fears Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:41:23 +0200 private-security-sector-booms-on-terrorism-fears