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 new survey shows an increasing number of people throughout Germany hold a certificate needed to carry an alarm gun. https://www.thelocal.de/20190903/why-are-more-people-in-germany-carrying-firearms Tue, 03 Sep 2019 11:38:21 +0200 why-are-more-people-in-germany-carrying-firearms Weapons exports from German factories have decreased for the third consecutive year. Behind the continued trend has been a shift in the attitude of the German government. https://www.thelocal.de/20190423/german-arms-exports-continue-to-fall-amid-changing-attitudes Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:55:20 +0200 german-arms-exports-continue-to-fall-amid-changing-attitudes 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 Export power Germany has long had a troubled relationship with selling arms abroad, a legacy of its dark history that is now spelling deep discord with its European allies. https://www.thelocal.de/20190222/history-weighs-heavy-as-germany-mulls-arms-exports Fri, 22 Feb 2019 12:50:29 +0100 history-weighs-heavy-as-germany-mulls-arms-exports European nations should take a joint stance on whether to halt arms exports to Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181022/germany-urges-joint-european-stance-on-saudi-arms-exports Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:17:29 +0200 germany-urges-joint-european-stance-on-saudi-arms-exports Authorities in Hamburg are facing new accusations of abuse of power during July’s G20 summit, after Spiegel reported on Tuesday that they used a banned weapon to fire on rioters. https://www.thelocal.de/20171107/police-alleged-to-have-used-banned-combat-weapon-during-g20-riots Tue, 07 Nov 2017 16:55:00 +0100 police-alleged-to-have-used-banned-combat-weapon-during-g20-riots A 51-year-old man is under investigation after his possibly illegal collection of Second World War munitions exploded on Monday, setting off a major police operation. https://www.thelocal.de/20170530/large-stash-of-wwii-weapons-explodes-in-pre-summer-heat Tue, 30 May 2017 18:27:43 +0200 large-stash-of-wwii-weapons-explodes-in-pre-summer-heat Israel's justice ministry said on Monday it had launched an investigation into alleged corruption surrounding a submarine deal which reportedly involves people close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. https://www.thelocal.de/20170228/israel-opens-corruption-probe-on-purchase-of-german-submarines Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:02:33 +0100 israel-opens-corruption-probe-on-purchase-of-german-submarines Berlin's arms sales compared to the rest of the world have fallen off sharply over the last five years, despite the global arms trade reaching a quarter-century high. https://www.thelocal.de/20170220/german-weapons-sales-drop-by-third-bucking-global-trend Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:06:17 +0100 german-weapons-sales-drop-by-third-bucking-global-trend A report by the German Alliance for Child Soldiers and other non-profits on Thursday shows that child soldiers in multiple countries often end up using German-made arms. https://www.thelocal.de/20170210/study-shows-how-german-guns-are-landing-in-child-soldiers-hands Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:50:55 +0100 study-shows-how-german-guns-are-landing-in-child-soldiers-hands 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 Weapons sales around the world decreased last year, despite various ongoing military conflicts. But major German firms actually greatly increased their sales at the same time. https://www.thelocal.de/20161205/germany-bucks-global-trend-sells-more-weapons Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:18:06 +0100 germany-bucks-global-trend-sells-more-weapons 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 The government has come in for criticism after new figures revealed that Germany exported ten times the quantity of small arms ammunition in the first half of 2016 as in the same period last year. https://www.thelocal.de/20161025/german-small-arms-ammunition-exports-grow-ten-fold Tue, 25 Oct 2016 13:16:12 +0200 german-small-arms-ammunition-exports-grow-ten-fold A Montenegrin man was handed a four-year jail sentence in Germany on Thursday for heading to Paris with assault rifles and explosives hidden in his car shortly before the November attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20160929/man-jailed-in-germany-for-trying-to-smuggle-arms-to-paris Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:04:41 +0200 man-jailed-in-germany-for-trying-to-smuggle-arms-to-paris 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 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 One of Germany's most prolific covert weapons traders was sentenced to five and a half years in jail on Thursday, having sold enough weapons to equip "a small army", the presiding judge said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160729/german-darknet-weapons-dealer-sentenced-to-5-years-jail Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:28:17 +0200 german-darknet-weapons-dealer-sentenced-to-5-years-jail Police carrying out a raid on a home in Bavaria were shocked to discover an enormous weapons cache, including an assortment of knives and guns as well as more unusual weapons. https://www.thelocal.de/20160721/huge-weapons-cache-found-at-home-of-man-accused-of-hate-speech Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:04:00 +0200 huge-weapons-cache-found-at-home-of-man-accused-of-hate-speech