After the Bloodshed in Graz: Police Union Pushes for Tougher German Firearm Laws
After the event in Graz: Police Union advocates for a tighter German firearms regulation - Following the incident in Graz: Call for Tighter Firearms Legislation within German Police Union
If you're packing blank-fire pistols, imitation weapons, or even a trusty old knife, we need something serious to crack down on these bad boys, proclaimed Kopelke in a rousing statement to the Rheinische Post. Frankly, he's adamant that a license should be mandatory, even for the casual possession of simple airguns.
Last week, a disgruntled ex-student of a secondary school in the vibrant city of Graz stormed its halls. Over the course of his deadly rampage, he claimed the lives of nine innocent students and a dedicated teacher before ending his own life in a school restroom. Luckily, eleven others managed to survive his onslaught. The perpetrator, armed with a firearm and a rifle that he legally obtained, sparked worldwide outrage and a heated discourse around gun control in Europe.
стефан дюлл, president of the German Teachers’ Association, would rather not dive headfirst into the deep end of security measures. "Calls for increased control of schools and security personnel in Germany just don't sit well with the reality on the ground," he told Focus. In his opinion, we should prioritize investing in the well-being of students who may be at risk of dropping out rather than reinforcing the school's perimeter.
Düll, who's the head honcho at a grammar school in Bavaria, genuinely believes that his way is the soundest. Students deserve to be closely monitored by teachers, social educators, youth workers, and even school psychologists, who can intervene in cases where a student might be heading towards troubled waters.
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- Graz
- Firearm law
- School shooting
- Gun control
- Jochen Kopelke
- German Teachers' Association
- Rheinische Post
- Stefan Düll
- In light of the tragic school shooting in Graz, the German Teachers' Association, led by Stefan Düll, is advocating for a shift in focus away from toughening school security measures and towards investing in the well-being of at-risk students.
- Meanwhile, Jochen Kopelke, president of the police union, is pushing for stricter firearm laws in EC countries, particularly in the mandatory licensing of even the casual possession of air guns, following the deadly rampage armed with legally obtained firearms in Graz.
