Overview

• An emergency call shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday reported a man using a scoped rifle on a property in Schwabach’s Eichwasen district.
• Several patrols from the local station moved to Wilhelm-Dümmler-Straße, and a police helicopter surveyed the area.
• Officers surrounded the building, entered the house, and questioned a 28-year-old man about the weapon.
• The rifle was identified as a Softair gun, and police seized it along with additional realistic-looking replicas as a precaution.
• Authorities have not disclosed the model or kinetic energy of the seized items, and any legal determination will depend on the 0.5-joule rule that distinguishes toys from regulated weapons.