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Right-Wing Extremists and Reichsbürger Hold Over 4,000 Legal Guns in Germany

An Interior Ministry reply cites a late-2024 registry snapshot, with state-level figures withheld to protect investigations.

Overview

  • The Interior Ministry reported 2,996 registered firearms tied to right-wing extremists, 932 to Reichsbürger and Selbstverwalter, and 124 to people labeled as delegitimizers of the state as of December 31, 2024.
  • At that date, 1,120 right-wing extremists, 357 Reichsbürger and Selbstverwalter, and 37 delegitimizers held weapons permits.
  • In 2023, authorities revoked or received voluntary returns of permits from 157 extremists, 191 Reichsbürger and Selbstverwalter, and 12 other individuals.
  • Officials declined to publish a state-by-state breakdown, citing the risk of identifying individuals and jeopardizing ongoing or future probes.
  • The government provided no statistics on explosives permits and said newer firearms figures are not yet available, as Greens lawmaker Marcel Emmerich urged faster, systematic disarmament.