Excerpt, including actual Reich legislation text (do not condone) - "A permit to acquire a handgun or to carry firearms can only be issued to persons whose trustworthiness is not put in question and who can demonstrate a need for a permit. In particular, a permit may not be issued to: Persons under the age of 18 years; Legally incompetent or mentally retarded persons; Gypsies or vagabonds; Persons under mandatory police supervision [i.e., on parole] or otherwise temporarily without civil rights; Persons convicted of treason or high treason or known to be engaged in activities hostile to the state; Persons who for assault, trespass, a breach of the peace, resistance to authority, a criminal offense or misdemeanor, or a hunting or fishing violation were legally sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than two weeks, if three years have not passed since the term of imprisonment."