Unauthorised weapon?

Question

If, for example, Dutch police were making a pursuit of a getaway car on the motorway and the criminals cross the German border, would the Dutch police officers then be in possession of unauthorised weapons (i.e. their guns) in Germany if they were forced to cross the border in order to turn back to the otherside of the motorway?

Answer 1

have you check the laws of both countries? The reason I ask, is that while in the military station in Belgium, I was in a special detail and had NATO orders, not only allowing me to carry a firearm, but to do so in all of the NATO countries. You have to check what the current laws are, not just snap to judgment as your other responders have done. What applies to the average citizen of a country, doesn't automatically apply to everyone. You'll have to remember that the Dutch police that you were referring to, weren't in pursuit of a getaway car, they were in pursuit of the criminals who were driving the getaway car.

Answer 2

I would imagine that the Dutch Police Officers could not proceed beyond their borders, but there would be nothing to prevent them from notifying their German counterparts of the nature of the crime and pursuit. Then the German Police could apprehend and the German courts could return the skells to the Dutch Authorities. If they did not cross the border, there would be no problem. Some Countries have a "hot pursuit" agreement with others, some do not. We had a couple of Mounties chase a boat across Lake Ontario one time and we joined in the pursuit and turned the bad guys back over to the RCMP.

Answer 3

Quiet often cross border agreements are in place especially in EU where there are no border posts.In England the forces bordering Scotland and vice versa have had agreements in place regarding cross border pursuits even before the EU.I recently visited Italy where there were numerous German police(armed)waiting to check ferries from Turkey for illegal immigrants with false visas for Germany.Maybe Germany isn't a good example because their gun laws are not the same as others as they have had a number of foreign forces and border guards from countries such as the UK,USA and France operating there since WWII and there may be special exceptions in their law as in ours for visiting forces etc.

Answer 4

The agreement is in place that they can continue to persue the vehicle until enough German police are there, I worked for a while as a private armed escort to Swiss jewellers coming into Germany as their normal armed escorts could not come into Germany on a Swiss weapons permit.

Answer 5

They would be in breach of many laws and would certainly be reprimanded by their own authorities. As a citizen of another country you would need to declare any items such as this to customs and not doing this could be considered a serious breach. Having said that, most European governments would avoid any political scandal from this (unless they could gain valuable points for any current issues) due to the cooperation of law forces in Europe.

Answer 6

The police in any one country cannot pursue suspects beyond their jurisdictions without prior consent.

Answer 7

it's the government they can do what they want

Answer 8

No