A steelrod (Stahlrute) with a flexible spring as depicted above is an illegal weapon in Germany (up to 3 years prison) whereas the purchase and posession of a baton made of steel or aluminium tubes (Teleskopschlagstock) is legal. The latter may be carried in the public except events like fairs or in a football stadium.Pickle wrote: ↑20 Sep 2022, 16:43The German police have authority to confiscate something that's NOT illegal? This makes no sense to me... Such a confiscation would be illegal in USA under the 4th Amendment (unreasonable search and seizure) unless one is actually using the object/weapon in question to commit a crime.
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Helmut