Denial of Gun Licenses to Political Opposition in Germany Has Chilling Historic Precedent

Summary

Saxony's Interior Ministry in Germany has issued a decree, reportedly last July, allowing for the revocation of firearms licenses for supporters of the AfD party, based on the party's classification as a 'confirmed right-wing extremist' organization. The article highlights that this policy reverses the burden of proof for gun license holders and draws parallels to the Nazi Weapons Law of November 11, 1938, which disarmed Jewish citizens.