Hundreds of far-right extremists and members of the Reichsbürger group were still in possession of a weapons license at the start of last year despite incipient efforts to disarm them, German media reported on Friday.
As of December 31, 2022, 1,051 extremists and some 400 Reichsbürger had permission to own at least one weapon, the corporate newsroom RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland said, citing the Interior Ministry’s response to a parliamentary question from the Left Party.
A year previously, 1,561 extremists and some 500 Reichsbürger possessed arms licenses, according to the ministry.
A steady drumbeat of articles about the “Far Right” threat is in my view driven by the establishment’s fear of the growing popularity of the AfD party.
