After the discovery of huge quantities of weapons and ammunition, a commercial arms dealer from Baden-Württemberg with a suspected connection to the Reichsbürger scene is taken into custody. According to the police and the public prosecutor, the violations concern the Firearms Act, the Arms Control Act and the Explosives Act.
During several house searches in Aldingen in the south of the German state and in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar, the emergency services seized more than 1,000 weapons and weapon parts, around 1.5 tons of ammunition and prohibited ‘firecrackers’.
Weapons of war are only permitted in the Bundeswehr
A police spokesman said that no one except the German Bundeswehr is allowed to possess military weapons such as automatic rifles. Special permits are also required for explosives. There is also a connection to the Reichsbürger scene.
In addition, weapons were discovered on the man, even after the weapons authorities had already revoked his gun license due to the initial finds. This is still being investigated. In any case, the court in Rottweil has executed the requested arrest warrant against the 56-year-old, the statement said.
Rejection of democratic structures
‘Reichsburgers’ are people who do not recognize the Federal Republic of Germany and its democratic structures. In Baden-Württemberg, according to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the number of so-called Reichsburgers and self-governing people rose to around 4,000 last year. In Austria, too, there are repeated actions against the radical scene.
Source: Krone
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