Overview
- The Oberverwaltungsgericht (OVG) Sachsen‑Anhalt issued the rulings on Monday and rejected appeals, making three revocations of waffenrechtliche Erlaubnisse for current or former AfD members final.
- The court said those individuals lacked the required reliability to hold firearms permits because the regional AfD branch was assessed as violating human dignity and the democratic principle.
- Judges relied on state Verfassungsschutz findings and the Waffengesetz, clarifying that membership in or support for an organisation pursuing anti‑constitutional aims can justify licence withdrawal even without a formal party ban.
- Sachsen‑Anhalt’s interior ministry has urged lower weapons authorities to extend reviews and officials say more than 100 AfD members in the state could face licence revocation as a result.
- The AfD plans to consider constitutional complaints to the Bundesverfassungsgericht and the rulings highlight a wider tension between preventive public‑safety measures and party‑membership protections that may require a final constitutional ruling.