Police in Erfurt stopped a 50-year-old man target practicing with an air rifle at a field edge. He could not show the required small arms permit. Officers seized the weapon and filed a criminal complaint.
Police stopped a 50-year-old man during target practice with his air rifle at a field edge in Erfurt. A tin of ammunition stood directly next to him, officers reported.
He could not produce the required small arms permit for handling the weapon in public. Police seized the rifle and issued a criminal complaint for prohibited carrying of a firearm.
"Public carrying and use of weapons is strictly regulated in Germany," police emphasized.
