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Parents of Winnenden victims seek tougher gun laws

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Families of victims of the Winnenden massacre have come together to push for stricter gun laws in Germany.   Plans by German politicians to strengthen gun laws in the wake of the massacre in Winnenden that left 16 dead don't go far enough, according to a new action group founded by families of the victims. The government's proposed legislative changes are mostly “cosmetic,” said Hardy Schober, chair of the Winnenden Massacre Group. In response, the group has started a signature campaign with their own ideas for a legislative response to the attacks. They'd like a ban on large caliber weapons and say there's no reason to store handguns in private households. Those, they say, should be kept at registered gun clubs.
Government's plan

The parents' campaign comes a day after the partners in Chancellor Angela Merkel's grand coalition government, the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, announced that they had reached a compromise for beefing up legislation on guns and violent games. The politicians hope to push the new laws through before September's federal election.

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Rita Lewis
Written on Wednesday, 05 August 2009 00:00 by Rita Lewis

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