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Police Seize Blank-Firing Gun at Munich Gym After Witness Report

Kommissariat 24 now leads the case after charges were filed, with the owner's small weapons permit revoked.

Overview

  • A witness called police around 22:15 on Monday about a man who appeared to be carrying a weapon in a Schwabing fitness studio.
  • Responding units found a PTB-certified blank-firing pistol with ammunition in a treadmill's bottle holder and secured it.
  • The returning user, a 21-year-old, lacked identification documents, showed signs of alcohol intoxication, and was detained for checks.
  • Officers searched his apartment, seized additional ammunition, and confiscated the weapon as well as all munitions; his small weapons permit was withdrawn.
  • He was charged with multiple violations of weapons law and processed for identification, with further investigation led by Kommissariat 24 of the Munich Criminal Police.