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In the Alpine Republic of Austria, there is currently a noticeable urge for pistols and rifles. 2020 was a particularly good year for the industry.
With an increase in sales of five percent, the new weapons market rose, according to an analysis by the market research institute Industry Radar, as it has not for five years. Overall, in Austria there are many more weapons, based on the number of inhabitants
in their owners' cabinets and safes than in Germany. According to the Ministry of the Interior in Vienna, 1.16 million firearms are currently registered, in Germany, nine times more populous, there are 6 million.
Experts estimate the number of illegal weapons in Austria to be at least one million, if not several million.

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