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Assault rifles for civilians – the Heckler & Koch AGM

  • 15th September 2019,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Here’s my account of the Annual General Meeting of Heckler & Koch, in Rottweil in 2019.
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Arms Trade - As Seen In - Deutsche Welle - Germany

Heckler & Koch fined €3.7 million over illegal arms sales to Mexico

  • 21st February 2019,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Two former staff members at the weapons manufacturer were given suspended sentences for violating Germany’s War..
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Arms Trade - As Seen In - Deutsche Welle - German business - Germany

Heckler & Koch’s illegal arms deal with Mexico

  • 20th February 2019,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Five H&K employees who conspired in a sale of G36 assault rifles to Mexico await their..
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Arms Trade - Deutsche Welle

Definitely not an arms fair — ITEC comes to Stuttgart

  • 16th May 2018,
  • by
    Ben Knight
The ITEC trade fair has brought some of the world’s biggest military tech companies to the..
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Arms Trade - As Seen In - Deutsche Welle - German business - German politics

How a German gunmaker became one of the world’s deadliest

  • 14th May 2018,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Heckler & Koch’s trial over an illegal deal with Mexico is about to begin in Stuttgart...
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Arms Trade - German business - Germany - The Guardian

Germany’s ‘deadliest company’ pledges to stop selling guns to crisis regions

  • 8th September 2017,
  • by
    Ben Knight
Heckler & Koch, whose weapons have killed 2 million people, vows to end sales to warzones..
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Arms Trade - German business - The Guardian

Guns assembled in the UK may be arming child soldiers, says report

  • 1st March 2017,
  • by
    Ben Knight
European charities say German weapons firms bypass domestic controls by using British subsidiaries, exploiting a lack..
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Arms Trade - Deutsche Welle - Feature Story - Germany

German gunmaker Sig Sauer faces criminal charges over Mexico drug killings

  • 31st August 2015,
  • by
    Ben Knight
German weapons maker Sig Sauer is facing a second lawsuit on suspicion of illegally exporting guns..
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Arms Trade - Deutsche Welle - Feature Story - Germany

Germany’s complicity in Mexican drug wars under scrutiny

  • 17th April 2015,
  • by
    Ben Knight
German authorities’ failure to investigate an arms to deal to Mexico is contributing to the ongoing..
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Arms Trade - Deutsche Welle

Heckler & Koch ‘supplied guns to Iguala’

  • 12th December 2014,
  • by
    Ben Knight
German gunmaker Heckler & Koch has been accused of supplying rifles to the police force of..
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