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Weapons; notification of the acquisition of a weapon requiring a permit
If you acquire a firearm that requires a permit or transfer it to someone else, you must notify the competent authority within two weeks.
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Procedure details
Description
To acquire and possess firearms requiring a permit, you require prior official permission (firearms possession card [with previous entry if applicable] or hunting license). An application for this must be submitted to the district administrative authority responsible for you (see also "Related topics").
As soon as you acquire a weapon requiring a permit, transfer your weapon to someone else or modify your weapon by converting or replacing a significant part, you are obliged to notify the competent district administrative authority within two weeks.
It is recommended that you inform yourself in detail about the regulations of firearms law before submitting your application.
Requirements
- When purchasing a weapon: Authorization to purchase (gun ownership card [with previous entry if applicable] or hunting license)
- When handing over a weapon: the recipient's authorization to acquire the weapon
Required documents
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Weapons possession card
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Weapons certificate or firearms certificate(if the firearm is purchased from a dealer, please also enclose a copy of the firearm certificate or firearm letter with the application)
Fees
Fees may be incurred for the entry of a weapon in the gun ownership card or the removal of a weapon from the gun ownership card.
Registration: EUR 15.00 for the first weapon plus EUR 7.50 for each additional weapon
Removal: EUR 10 for the first weapon plus EUR 7.50 for each additional weapon
Deadlines
The competent district administrative authority must be notified within two weeks of the acquisition or transfer as well as the modification by conversion or replacement of a significant part.
Processing time
- In the case of personal appearance: as a rule, entry or removal takes place on the day of the personal appearance, if all the required documents have been submitted.
- in case of postal transmission of the notification: approx. 7 working days
Legal bases
Appeal
Administrative court action
Related issues
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European firearms pass; application
If you want to take your firearms with you within the European Union (EU) or to Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, you will need a European firearms pass.
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Green firearms possession card for individual persons; application
If you wish to acquire and possess weapons and/or ammunition that require a permit, you must apply for a permit from the relevant weapons authority.
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Small firearms license; application
If you wish to carry alarm, irritant and signal weapons with the approval mark of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in public, you must first apply for a small firearms license.
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Shooting permit; application
You must apply for a permit if you want to shoot with a firearm requiring a permit or without a permit. In particular, hunters are exempt when hunting and marksmen when shooting at authorized shooting ranges.
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Shooting range; application for an operating licenseA permit is required to operate a shooting range.
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Weapons; General informationThe handling of weapons - acquisition, possession, carrying, transportation, transfer, manufacture, handling, etc. - is either free, subject to an age requirement, subject to a permit or generally prohibited. The acquisition and possession of ammunition is similarly regulated.
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Weapons; notification of the transfer of a weapon or ammunition requiring a permitIf you as a citizen transfer weapons and/or ammunition that require a permit, you must notify the competent authority within two weeks.
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Weapons and ammunition; application for a permit to bring them into, through or out of the Federal Republic of Germany
Do you want to permanently export weapons or ammunition from Germany to other countries, permanently import them into Germany or transport them through Germany? Then you need a permit.
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Arms trade; application for a permit
If you want to buy and sell firearms or ammunition, you need a firearms trading license.
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Weapons manufacture; application for a permit
If you want to manufacture, process or repair firearms or ammunition, you need a firearms manufacturing license.
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Weapons testing; implementationThe Bavarian Proof House carries out the inspection of firearms for civilian use as part of its sovereign duties. This is purely a safety check, in which each individual weapon is checked by the employees of the Proof House.
Status: 25.03.2025
Editorial responsibility Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration
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