The Association of Historical German Rifle Brotherhoods (BHDS) has confirmed its decision of incompatibility with the AfD. The main board decided in 2021 that simultaneous membership in a brotherhood belonging to BHDS and AfD is not compatible with each other.
The federal rifle master asked the shooters to take a clear stand, "whether at the counter, at the workbench, at supermarket checkout." Shooters should confidently show that their Christian values focus on togetherness and not on exclusion.