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Muenster Court Overrules Weapons Permit Approval for Afghanistan Veteran

A German court decided that a special forces soldier, who had served in Afghanistan and believes he's vulnerable to jihadi extremist attacks, doesn't qualify for a private weapons permit.

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  • August 31, 2023
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A German court decided that a special forces soldier, who had served in Afghanistan and believes he’s vulnerable to jihadi extremist attacks, doesn’t qualify for a private weapons permit. The soldier’s initial application in 2016 was declined by the police, and though a court in Minden supported him, a superior court in Muenster overruled the decision.
  

Key Points: 

  1. The soldier, a 42-year-old member of the German military’s KSK special forces unit, had applied for a weapon permit in 2016 citing fears of jihadi attacks.
  2. The court in Muenster stated that individuals fearing attacks could only get weapons permits if they prove they’re at a significantly higher risk than the general populace.
  3. The court found no evidence suggesting that KSK members face an increased threat or that the soldier had been specifically identified as a target by Islamist groups.
  4. The court also didn’t find proof that having a firearm would necessarily diminish any potential risk to the soldier.
  5. German forces, along with other Western troops, withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021 after an approximately 20-year deployment.

 

Source: https://apnews.com/article/germany-afghanistan-soldier-weapons-permit-0e63612e1fe2b430b4f7baad7ef05c9f 

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