Weapons possession card

    Description

    If you want to buy a gun, you will need a gun ownership card. The authorization to purchase ammunition must be entered separately. The gun ownership card does not include permission to carry the weapon outside your home or business premises, your pacified property or a shooting range. You are only entitled to do this with the "weapons license" in conjunction with the weapons possession card.

    Online services

    Contact point

    The gun ownership card is issued by the weapons authority in your district administration or the administration of your district-free city. There you can also find out about the documents and forms you need to bring with you.

    Contact person

    Please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible contact person

    Area of validity

    Hesse

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 17.11.2008
    Technisch geändert on 13.05.2025

    Keywords

    Firearms pass, Firearms license, Weapons possession, WBK, Weapons Act, Weapons, Weapons possession card

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 26.11.2019