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Drunk man threatens family with blank gun in Bad Tölz!
On October 10th, 2025 there was a police operation in Bad Tölz: a drunk man threatened his family with a blank pistol.
Drunk man threatens family with blank gun in Bad Tölz!
On Wednesday evening, October 10, 2025, there was a sensational police operation on Edelweißstrasse in Bad Tölz. A 48-year-old man threatened his family with a gun after a heated argument broke out. As the South Germans Reportedly, the man was waving a gun around, creating an alarming situation.
Fortunately, the family members were able to escape the house unharmed and the police acted quickly. The 48-year-old was arrested without resistance, and the subsequent check revealed that the man was heavily intoxicated. The weapon turned out to be a blank pistol. The man was held in police custody overnight and his behavior raises questions about the dangers of using weapons while intoxicated.
Similar incidents in Austria
The Vienna police emphasized the importance of dealing with such situations prudently and praised the actions of the emergency services, which prevented an escalation. Both incidents illustrate how easily dangerous situations can arise when alcohol is involved and there are weapons in the household.
Alcohol and weapons: a sensitive topic
These events raise the question of how alcohol and guns should be viewed together. According to information from Dr. Schmitz It is important that gun owners strictly separate alcohol and weapons, even within their own four walls. The legislature has already established that with a breath alcohol concentration of 1.6‰, there are concerns about your personal suitability as a gun owner. This shows that even reasonable suspicion can be enough to question suitability.
The incidents in Bad Tölz and Vienna are an impressive example of how important it is to use weapons responsibly and not to underestimate the dangers that alcohol brings with it. It remains to be hoped that such incidents can be avoided in the future and that awareness of the need to use weapons responsibly will continue to be raised.