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The gun laws in Germany are riddled with prohibitions, restrictions, and sometimes confusing obligations for legal gun owners. However, one outsourced right remains unaffected: everyone's right to self-defense. A justified level of self-protection also includes the possession and, in serious cases, the use of a weapon - thus, the question of free weapons for personal defense is completely legitimate.
Primarily, so-called NLW (non-lethal weapons) are permitted for self-defense. These are weapons that are not inherently lethal by nature, but - caution - can still be. A Kubotan, tactical pens, personal alarms, and quartz sand gloves are classic examples of defense tools, but are only conditionally considered weapons. Defense sprays may also be used in some cases.
In Germany, CS spray devices are already allowed from the age of 14, which you can carry in public at the same age without a gun license. The only condition: they must have a PTB mark. From the time you reach adulthood, batons, certain types of stun guns, and blank-firing devices become options, all of which are considered weapons.
But beware: Just because these defensive weapons are generally freely purchasable does not automatically mean you can carry them. In some cases, you will need a gun license for that - and even then, there are still local and situational restrictions (for example, public events or gun-free zones).
The small gun license entitles you to carry signal devices as well as blank-firing and irritant gas weapons. The prerequisite here is also that these devices have been tested and approved by the PTB. However, you should definitely be able to distinguish between irritant weapons and spray devices, as the latter can already be carried publicly at the age of 14 without a gun law document.
What does “carrying” mean?
In Germany,
