Hamburg: Investigations against weapons authority employees discontinued. On March 9, 2023, after a community meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hamburg, Philipp F.
killed seven people and ultimately himself with a firearm. In mid-February, the public prosecutor's office had already stopped the investigation against three members of the shooting club of the later attacker. The members were accused of false certification in office. The legal situation can also be “interpreted in different ways”: If there is “valid suspicion of a mental illness, the firearm cannot usually simply be withdrawn. An expert report must first be obtained.