Oberndorf, hometown of Heckler & Koch

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Angela Merkel's party accused of taking bribes from German gunmaker H&K 23.05.2018

MPs from Angela Merkel's CDU have been accused of taking bribes from the German gunmaker Heckler & Koch to grease the export wheels. Germany's opaque party donations system remains vulnerable to bribery, activists say.

How a German gunmaker became one of the world's deadliest 14.05.2018

Heckler & Koch's trial over an illegal deal with Mexico is about to begin in Stuttgart. The Oberndorf company has flooded the world's conflict zones with guns, most famously the G3 and the G36 assault rifles.

German arms firm H&K's ex-staff on trial over Mexico gun deal 15.05.2018

Six ex-employees of Heckler & Koch have gone on trial in Stuttgart for selling assault rifles to Mexico. Activists held a vigil outside the court for victims of those believed to be killed by the German gun-maker's arms.

Heckler & Koch bids to replace its own tarnished gun 03.02.2017

Germany's biggest small arms maker is bidding for the contract to supply the German army's standard assault rifle. But Heckler & Koch's HK433 would only replace the firm's own scandal-ridden G36.