German Far Right Leader: We Need A Right To Bear Arms

By Matt Vespa

The Syrian refugee crisis continues to plague Europe; coupled with the rise in Islamic terror attacks on the continent has spurred some party leaders in Germany to demand that their gun laws be loosened to allow private citizens the right to defend themselves. T. Becket Adams of The Washington Examiner reported that Frauke Petry of Alternative for Germany is calling for a right to bear arms in her country:

A wave of sexual assaults and fatal Islamist attacks in Europe have some German politicians calling for a loosening of gun-control laws.

The leader of the Alternative for Germany party, Frauke Petry, said in a recent interview that Islamist attacks in Germany and elsewhere suggest that the German people should be able to arm themselves with firearms and other means of self-defense.

“Many people are increasingly feeling unsafe. Every law-abiding citizen should be in a position to defend themselves, their family and their friends,” Petry said.

“We all know how long it takes until the police can get to the scene, especially in sparsely populated places,” she added.

Yet, this is a tall order, especially from a party that’s only gained attention due to the refugee crisis. Becket did say that Alternative for Germany is …Read the Rest

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