German government is all prepared for the launch of a countrywide database that will include information of all the legal gun owners in the region. Preparations are all done for the launch and with the beginning of the next year, the plans will be implied.

The above announcements have come from the German interior minister Mr. Hans-Peter Friedrich, who has clearly mentioned about the launch of the countrywide database of all legal gun owners from January 1. The minister has predicted a "considerable increase in security" as a result of the plans.

EU has set a deadline to compile a centralized register for all the member countries following which it has become mandatory for all the German authorities that are responsible for weapons licensing and tracking operated on a local basis (approx 551 authorities are serving around the country), to start the work of completing the registry of all the local legal gun owners.

As per official estimates, in Germany, there would be approx 6 million licensed firearms.

Explaining about the decision, Interior Minister Mr. Hans-Peter Friedrich told that the decision of launching the database would help the concerned authorities in improving public safety. He added that the register will enable the police to check upon ones, who own weapons illegally across the entire country.