Germany adopts stricter weapons control laws

Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said the government's goal is “no weapons in the hands of extremists”, the port of Arbre.info broadcasts.

That includes implementing a changed European fire directive in German law in order to make it more difficult for criminals and terrorists to take their hands with weapons.

Another aspect of the law is a new regulation that will make all those who possess weapons in Germany controlled every five years, and they will have to justify why they need a weapon in the first place.

Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht said “I don't want to wait until the weapons enter the hands of right-wing extremists”.

However, as opposition politicians have noted, many similar regulations already exist and have not always been successful.