Germany Looks For Random Checks of Stored Guns

In yet another overblown response to a school shooting, Germany is looking at more restrictive and intrusive gun laws.

Under legislation to be put to a vote in parliament next month, Germany’s gun owners, who number between 10 and 12 million, would be subject to unannounced random checks of how and where they store their weapons.

If guns are accessible to anyone other than the license holder, that person will be subject to punishment. If a judge finds that someone deliberately allowed adolescents access to firearms, that person will face a prison sentence.

The age of those allowed to use high-caliber firearms will also be raised from 14 to 18. The Social Democrats wanted to ban high-caliber rifles altogether, but the ministers agreed not to go that far.

Apparently, the citizens of Germany have a short memory about the possible consequences of oppressive restrictions on firearms.