Safety at the Brandenburg Gate: Banning of knives to New Year's Eve!

Safety at the Brandenburg Gate: Banning of knives to New Year's Eve!

On December 17, 2024, the Senate of Berlin decided to ban the weapons for the New Year's Eve celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate. This ban comes into force on December 31, 2024 at 2 p.m. and ends on January 1, 2025 at 6 a.m. The Ordinance, which was issued at the presentation of the Senator for Interior and Sport, Iris Spranger, also affects the conduct of knives and so-called fright-shot, irritant and signal weapons. The owner of a small gun license is also affected by this ban. The ban aims to ensure the security during the event "Celebrate at the Gate", which will take place again this year with numerous guests from home and abroad, as berlin.de reported.

New regulations in weapons law 2024

Since October 31, 2024, there have also been extensive changes to the weapons law, which have been decided in the so -called "security package". These include the introduction of permanent and short -term weapon ban zones, which can affect both entire districts and specific areas. In weapon ban zones, driving knives is generally prohibited, although there are only a few exceptions. The changes were decided by the traffic light coalition and are said to be an expression of a zero tolerance policy towards violence through weapons support, as described by Knife-blog.com . It is particularly noteworthy that leading jumping knives continues to be allowed under certain conditions, but is associated with strict conditions.

violations of the new regulations can be expensive: if there is a violation of the prohibition of the leadership of weapons or knives within the defined ban zone, fines of up to 10,000 euros threaten. In addition, weapons and knives can be collected by the authorities. The regulation and the statutory innovations are not only against security at events, but also make it clear that the ban applies to everyone, unless there is a demonstrable legitimate interest.