Permission to acquire and possess weapons and ammunition Issue for traditional shooters and for the maintenance of customs

If you need weapons or ammunition as traditional shooters for the maintenance of customs, you must apply for a permit.

If you need weapons and ammunition as a traditional shooter for the maintenance of customs, a need for their acquisition and possession is recognized. The permit is limited to single-shot long guns and up to three repeating long guns as well as the ammunition intended for them. As proof, you need a certificate from the Bräuumsschützenvereinigung that you need these weapons to maintain the customs. An indication of customs is a long-standing tradition and practice. The use of weapons must only be a necessary component of the maintenance of customs and not the predominant purpose.

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• You are at least 18 years old.
• They are reliable in the sense of the Weapons Act.
• They are personally suitable within the meaning of the Weapons Act.
• They are competent within the meaning of the Weapons Act.
• They have a need within the meaning of § 16 of the Weapons Act.

You can obtain permission as follows:

• You submit an application and submit the necessary documents,
• the required documents are checked, if necessary you must submit further required documents,
• Your age, reliability, personal suitability, expertise and needs are examined (§ 4 paragraph 1 numbers 1 to 4 WaffG),
• the decision on weapons law is made.