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Routine Inspection Uncovers Prohibited War Weapons in Aschaffenburg Home

State Criminal Police specialists are investigating potential violations of the War Weapons Control Act after authorities discovered military-grade arms alongside deactivated decorative firearms at a senior’s residence

Overview

  • During a routine check on July 31 in Obernau, an Ordnungsamtsmitarbeiter found multiple long guns and weapon parts unregistered as war weapons
  • The inspection was prompted by the collector’s possession of registered firearms, which triggered the administrative control
  • Specialists from the Bavarian State Criminal Police (LKA) joined Polizei Unterfranken in a full search of the senior’s Aschaffenburg home
  • Investigators also seized deactivated decorative firearms, which are prohibited under Germany’s Weapons Act
  • Authorities have opened a criminal investigation under the War Weapons Control Act against the elderly collector despite police noting he posed no danger to outsiders