Logo Bayernportal
- no location -
Home > Procedures

Ammunition purchase license; application

You must apply for an ammunition purchase certificate if you wish to purchase or possess ammunition for a weapon that is not registered in the gun ownership card.

Responsible for you

For contact details of the responsible authoritiy and local valid information select under "Select location" a location.
Stilisiertes Bild eines Hauses
Kreisverwaltungsbehörden
Mehr zur Behörde

Procedure details

The ammunition purchase permit is issued for a specific type of ammunition if this cannot be entered in a gun ownership card. Notwithstanding this, ammunition collectors or experts can have a collection or specialty area entered.

The ammunition purchase certificate is limited to a period of six years for the purchase of the ammunition, but is then valid indefinitely for the possession of the ammunition.

For the storage of ammunition, at least one safety container without classification made of sheet steel with a swing bolt lock or equivalent is required.

  • You must be at least 18 years old.
  • You must prove that it is necessary for you to carry weapons in public (need).

    In order to be allowed to carry weapons in public, you must provide a credible reason to the competent weapons authority. As a rule, a credible reason is recognized if
    • Your life is in great danger;
    • you can credibly demonstrate other reasons why you wish to carry weapons in public.

  • You must prove your reliability under firearms law.

    You may be deemed unreliable under firearms law if, among other things
    • you have been sentenced to a prison sentence of at least 1 year within the last 10 years (in the case of certain state security offences, a prison sentence or a fine of at least 90 daily rates is sufficient) or have been a member of or supported a prohibited organization in the last 10 years.
    • it can be assumed that you misuse weapons or ammunition or handle them improperly, do not store these items carefully or hand them over to persons who are not authorized to do so.
    • you have been in preventive police custody more than once in the last 5 years with judicial authorization due to violence.
    • you have repeatedly or grossly violated the Weapons Act.

  • You must prove your personal suitability.

    You may be deemed personally unsuitable if, among other things
    • You are legally incompetent.
    • you are dependent on alcohol or other intoxicating substances, mentally ill or mentally retarded.
    • you suffer from serious illnesses, such as brain injuries, or physical impairments, such as amputations or severe visual impairment.
    • it can be assumed that you do not handle weapons or ammunition carefully or properly or cannot store these items carefully or that there is a concrete danger that you will endanger others or yourself.

  • You must prove that you have sufficient knowledge of weapons and ammunition and how to handle them (expertise).

    In order to be able to prove your expertise in handling weapons and ammunition, you must have taken part in an appropriate training course. The course comprises a theoretical and practical part. At the end of the course, you will take an examination before an authorized examination board. If you pass the examination, you will receive proof of the weapons and ammunition for which you have acquired the certificate of competence.

  • The following documents are required:
    • Identity card or passport (copy)
    • Weapons possession card (if not applied for at the same time)
    • Proof of a need (e.g. proof that you are at risk)
    • Examination certificate of special expertise (e.g. certificate of expertise as a marksman)
    • Proof of storage (e.g. photo of the lockable container)

You must apply for the ammunition purchase permit from the relevant firearms authority.

  • Ammunition acquisition license for a natural person: EUR 56.00
  • Ammunition acquisition certificate for ammunition collectors or ammunition experts without an existing firearms possession card on the same subject: EUR 304.00
  • Ammunition purchase permit for ammunition collectors or ammunition experts with an existing firearms possession card on the same subject; EUR 39.00

none

Administrative court action
Status: 01.12.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration
Contains machine translated content. Show the original content