Germany Sees Record Rise in Weapons Permit Holders
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/02/07/germany-record-increase-weapons-permit-applications/
More and more German citizens are choosing to arm themselves as the number of weapons permits for firearms saw a record increase in 2017 going up nationwide by 85 percent.
In January 2016, Germany had around 300,000 holders of "small weapons" permits that allow citizens to own various kinds of weapons such as pepper spray and pistols that fire gas pellets. By the end of 2017, that number almost doubled to 557,000, Deutsche Welle reports.
Self-defense courses are also on the rise as many martial arts gyms and others have claimed that they have seen a surge in new members in recent years. ...
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