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Austrian father and son jailed for supplying guns to Italian mafia
The pair denied knowingly dealing with the mafia, insisting they had thought they were working with "vegetable traders".
Teen threatens bar guests with replica gun after losing his phone
A drunk 19-year-old Austrian pulled out a gun in a bar in Vienna when he couldn’t find his mobile phone and threatened to shoot the owner and clientele.
Drive-by 'shooters' forced asylum seekers onto ground
Two brothers who said they were just testing an air pistol when they shot blanks at asylum seekers are being charged with aggravated coercion after witnesses said they actually forced the men onto the ground.
Boom in demand for self-defence weapons
The number of weapons permits issued in Vienna and Styria for pistols and revolvers has multiplied in recent months, a trend which is seen to have taken off after the terror attacks in Paris and in the wake of the increasing number of migrants and refugees entering Austria.
EU gun plans 'could criminalize collectors'
Austria’s gun lobby is up in arms against plans for tougher new EU restrictions on firearms, which are set to be approved next month and would come into effect in July.
Woman flees gun-toting husband
A woman in Upper Austria had to take refuge in a kindergarten with her two-year-child after her husband threatened her with a gun on Thursday morning.
Boy (11) shot cyclist with air rifle
An 11-year-old boy accidentally shot a cyclist with an air rifle on Sunday after his mother allowed him to “hunt rats” in their garden in Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria.