Greens welcome police union proposal for 'dismantling bonus' for knives
The chairman of the GdP, Jochen Kopelke, called on Tuesday for an amnesty for the surrender of dangerous knives. He also proposed an "scrapping bonus" where those who surrender a prohibited butterfly knife, for example, could receive a one-year subscription to the Netflix streaming service.
Mihalic pointed out that after the rampage in Winnenden in 2009, there was an amnesty for firearms. "People were able to surrender their illegal firearms without punishment. Nationwide, around 200,000 weapons were surrendered at the time," she said. This could also work for knives.
"Next, we must tackle the long-overdue reform of the firearms law," Mihalic demanded. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) had already announced this at the end of 2022 following a raid against a suspected terrorist network in the Reich citizen scene. However, the FDP saw no need for action.
A series of knife attacks in recent months has renewed calls for a tightening of the firearms law. The Federal Ministry of the Interior has now announced that it will submit proposals for changes to the firearms law.
The FDP, despite the renewed calls for knife regulation, has expressed no urgency for a "Proposal" to revise the current knife laws. However, similar to the amnesty for firearms after the Winnenden rampage, a proposal for an amnesty for surrendering prohibited knives could be beneficial.
