Family of the Boulder attacker: Immigration authority strikes!

Family of the Boulder attacker: Immigration authority strikes!

A serious incident in the United States occurred when a 45-year-old Egyptian man threw on protesters during a demonstration Molotowcocktails who demanded the release of Hamas. The attack led to twelve injuries, was committed on Sunday and the suspect is in custody. It is confident, but without remorse and planned the attack for a whole year. The situation becomes all the more frightening because he originally planned to kill all of the rally, but due to fear only two of the 18 prepared Molotow cocktails. During his attack, he loudly called "Free Palestine".

The immigration authorities also arrested the suspect's family, including his wife and five children. Investigators check to what extent the family members may be informed of the man's attack plans. The man is charged with hate crimes and attempted murder, which attracts great public attention in this context, since such events in the United States repeatedly spark the debate about violence and extremism.

the Molotowcocktail: origin and use

The Molotowcocktail is a humans made by humans, the termination of which first came up between 1918 and 1922 in the Russian civil war. The name arose when Finnish soldiers used the weapon in 1939 during the winter war against the Soviet invasion and named them after the Soviet Foreign Minister Wjatscheslaw Molotow, who was held responsible for the invasion. Molotow cocktails have since been used in numerous conflicts worldwide, including the Spanish Civil War and in World War II, where they were used to effectively combat tanks.

As the National Geographic shows, the British published a building instruction for Molotowcocktails during the Second World War to prepare themselves against potential invasions by the National Socialists. The instructions gave precise instructions for dealing with this simple but dangerous weapon that is suspected of being used again in conflicts such as the current fights in Ukraine.

legal framework conditions

Molotow cocktails are classified as a forbidden weapon in Germany, which means that acquisition, possession, production and trade are regulated by law. Violations can be punished with prison terms of six months to five years. In the United States, on the other hand, they are considered "Destructive Device" and must be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which illustrates the strict regulations for handling and using such weapons.

With this current incident in the United States, not only the impending violence in the international and national framework indicates the continuing problem of extremism and gun violence, but also raises questions about the effectiveness of regulatory measures that are supposed to counteract a further escalation.

sächsische.de reports on the arrest of the suspect and the condition of the injured demonstrators. The comprehensive history of the Molotowcocktails is described in detail in wikipedia href = "https://www.nationalgeographic.de/geschichte-und-kultur/2022/03/granate-des-kleinen-diehiste-die-die-die-die-des-die-des-die-des-des-die-des-des-des-des-des-des-des-die-des-die-- Geographic offers other exciting background in historical conflicts.