A long-time partner of the banned right-wing extremist magazine “Compact” will probably have to pay the fine following a decision by the Cologne Administrative Court. Revocation of his gun ownership licenses The court rejected an urgent application by the plaintiff against the withdrawal of the firearms permit. The decision in the main proceedings is still pending. The man is a hunter and had a permit for twelve hunting weapons or weapon parts, a court spokesman said.
According to the statement, the man was employed from 2015 to the end of 2023 with 5,000 euros on the basis of a contract as silent partner in Compact-Magazin GmbHThe conclusion of such a partnership agreement is comparable to the application for membership of a club member, the court decided.
The mere passive Membership in an anti-constitutional organization is sufficient to assume unreliability under firearms lawThere is no need for individual anti-constitutional activity.
Since July 2021, Compact-Magazin GmbH has been registered by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution as secured right-wing extremist aspirations The responsible district police authority revoked the man’s firearms permit with immediate effect.
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