Hamburg introduces permanent ban on weapons in local transport!

Hamburg introduces permanent ban on weapons in local transport!

Hamburg, Deutschland - In Hamburg, a comprehensive and permanent weapon ban in public transport is now in force. As decided on Monday, this ban applies to all stations and vehicles of the Hamburg Transport Association (HVV) throughout the city. This measure was announced by the interior senator Andy Grote and is a significant step in the city's security strategy. So far, there have been restrictions at the main train station and other central locations. Now this regulation is expanded to all buses, lanes and ferries to increase the safety of passengers, especially during the solemn Advent season, in which the likelihood of conflicts increases, ndr.de .

The new ban includes a variety of dangerous objects, including knives, firearms and shock and stab weapons. Nevertheless, there are exceptions: Unpacked knives that are required for work by craftsmen, for example, or locked knife blocks may be carried. At all train stations, signs that draw attention to the ban are now installed. This is done as part of the recently adopted security package, which offers the federal states new scope for improving public security, as Hamburg1.de Further details on the execution and control of these rules are to be announced in a press conference from interior senator Grote and traffic senator Anjes Tjarks.