The video below was put out by Joerg Sprave, who some of you may know from his YouTube channel "The Slingshot Channel". He's known around the world for his unique slingshot type creations, as well as his very jovial demeanor. I was a regular on his Slingshot Channel Forum for a couple of years.
Even on the Slingshot forum, the discussion of guns around the world would come up. Joerg addressed the laws in Germany several times on the forum and others from around the world would weigh in on their local laws. It looks like Joerg decided to just put all the answers in one place and so he just posted a video on Germany's gun laws as well as laws on other items such as air guns, tear gas guns, knives and bows.
It's an interesting look at the laws in Germany. @tac has been good about informing us on the laws in the U.K., but it's good to know what other country's laws are as well, if for no other reason than to remind us what it's like when you don't have the protection of a document like the Bill of Rights.
He covers it pretty well, but I don't see that he addressed the issue of using a gun in your home for self defense. I'm guessing that may be a no no. If you don't want to sit through the video, here is a general summary. Guns generally are legal, including rifles, shotguns and pistols, but have the following requirements:
* Permits to carry in public are pretty much impossible to get unless your job requires it
* You must have a license to buy guns - each license allows you to buy up to 8 guns - but you can get multiple licenses. There doesn't appear to be a limit on how many you can own.
* You must be able to give a 'reason' to buy a gun - such as hunting or sport such as competition. I am guessing that 'self defense' is not an acceptable reason.
* You are required to be a member of a hunting club or shooting range
* You have to have some kind of training, possibly testing, though he didn't elaborate well on that
* You can't shoot anywhere but at a designated range, or hunting area - no shooting on private property or public lands (save for hunting)
* You are required to securely store your guns at home - looks like a safe is mandatory
* High energy air guns (anything above 7 joules) are regulated the same as firearms
* No mention is made about reloading, though I would expect competition shooters and hunters probably do reload at home.
Here is the full video - he addresses guns first, so you can just watch the first part if interested:
This just serves to remind me how thankful I am to live in the United States and to have the still relatively free access to guns as well as the protection of the 2nd amendment. In the video, Joerg states that he thinks that the restrictive laws in Germany are reasonable in his mind. I'm guessing if that's all you've known and been taught, you'd probably feel the same way. But from the perspective of an American, I see the laws in Germany as far too restrictive. I guess it's good I don't live there
Even on the Slingshot forum, the discussion of guns around the world would come up. Joerg addressed the laws in Germany several times on the forum and others from around the world would weigh in on their local laws. It looks like Joerg decided to just put all the answers in one place and so he just posted a video on Germany's gun laws as well as laws on other items such as air guns, tear gas guns, knives and bows.
It's an interesting look at the laws in Germany. @tac has been good about informing us on the laws in the U.K., but it's good to know what other country's laws are as well, if for no other reason than to remind us what it's like when you don't have the protection of a document like the Bill of Rights.
He covers it pretty well, but I don't see that he addressed the issue of using a gun in your home for self defense. I'm guessing that may be a no no. If you don't want to sit through the video, here is a general summary. Guns generally are legal, including rifles, shotguns and pistols, but have the following requirements:
* Permits to carry in public are pretty much impossible to get unless your job requires it
* You must have a license to buy guns - each license allows you to buy up to 8 guns - but you can get multiple licenses. There doesn't appear to be a limit on how many you can own.
* You must be able to give a 'reason' to buy a gun - such as hunting or sport such as competition. I am guessing that 'self defense' is not an acceptable reason.
* You are required to be a member of a hunting club or shooting range
* You have to have some kind of training, possibly testing, though he didn't elaborate well on that
* You can't shoot anywhere but at a designated range, or hunting area - no shooting on private property or public lands (save for hunting)
* You are required to securely store your guns at home - looks like a safe is mandatory
* High energy air guns (anything above 7 joules) are regulated the same as firearms
* No mention is made about reloading, though I would expect competition shooters and hunters probably do reload at home.
Here is the full video - he addresses guns first, so you can just watch the first part if interested:
This just serves to remind me how thankful I am to live in the United States and to have the still relatively free access to guns as well as the protection of the 2nd amendment. In the video, Joerg states that he thinks that the restrictive laws in Germany are reasonable in his mind. I'm guessing if that's all you've known and been taught, you'd probably feel the same way. But from the perspective of an American, I see the laws in Germany as far too restrictive. I guess it's good I don't live there
