The authorities in Saxony reportedly deem supporters of the right-wing party too “unreliable” to own firearms
The German state of Saxony has been revoking and denying firearms licenses to members and supporters of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party under a secret decree, Berliner Zeitung has claimed.
Saxony’s Interior Ministry confirmed the existence of the measure, issued last July, but declined to publish it, describing it as an “internal document,” the outlet reported on Sunday.
An opinion poll earlier this month suggests the party would prevail with 27% of the vote if elections were held now. The AfD has campaigned on an anti-immigration platform and opposed Berlin’s sanctions on Russia and support for Ukraine.
The party’s Saxony branch was designated a “confirmed right-wing extremist” organization in December 2023 by regional intelligence authorities, which serves as the basis for the decree. The party challenged the designation, but in January 2025 a higher court rejected the appeal. The issue reached the national level last May, when Germany’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) applied the same label to the AfD as a whole.
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