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Blank-Firing Pistol Shots in Vaterstetten Trigger Major Police Deployment

Police seized a loaded blank-firing pistol from a 17-year-old, prompting investigations under Germany's weapons law.

Overview

  • A witness reported several youths firing four shots into the air on Baldhamer Strasse around 22:00 on January 29.
  • Multiple patrols launched an intensive search, and Zentrale Einsatzdienste Erding detained the group within about 30 minutes.
  • Officers found a loaded blank-firing pistol on a 17-year-old and confiscated it, with police stating the weapon belongs to a 19-year-old acquaintance.
  • Authorities opened investigations for violations of the Waffengesetz because carrying such a pistol in public requires a small weapons license that neither individual held.
  • Discharging ammunition in public and giving the weapon to a minor are administrative offenses subject to fines, and the case remains at the investigatory stage.