Gun control

Germans apply for more 'small weapon' license in the first three months of 2016 than the whole of 2015 as citizens react to huge number of migrant arrivals

Applications for non-lethal weapons licences in the German state of Bavaria is rising at an alarming rate, the latest figures show.

The number of applications for 'small weapon' licenses in the first three months of 2016, is already double that of the whole of 2015, in the southeastern state.

Local media reports that the spike in applications for licenses is connected to the huge influx of migrants and refugees in Germany in recent years

In 2014, the number of 'small weapons licence' applications was 2,379, a number which doubled to 5,748 in 2015, The Local reports.

However, in 2016, the numbers have already more than doubled, with 7,435 new licences were given out in February and 4,677 in March.