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Schleswig-Holstein

Display acquisition of a weapon

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)

Service Description

If you acquire a firearm requiring a permit or give it to someone else, you must notify the competent authority within two weeks.

If you acquire a firearm requiring a permit or give it to someone else, you must notify the competent authority within two weeks.


Process flow

You must the acquisition of a weapon requiring a permit to the responsible weapons authority. Submit the application together with the required documents.

Requirements
  • When acquiring a weapon: acquisition authorization (weapons ownership card [with previous entry, if applicable] or hunting license).
  • When transferring a weapon: Acquisition authorization of the recipient
Which documents are required?
  • Identity card or passport (copy)
  • Weapons possession card (WBK) or hunting license with acquisition authorization (preliminary entry)
  • European firearms pass (if entry is desired)
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The acquisition or transfer, as well as the processing by reconstruction or replacement of a significant part must be reported within two weeks to the competent district administrative authority.

Legal basis
What else should I know?

To help you complete the application more quickly, you can use NWR Identification Numbers (NWR ID):

  • Your PersonalNWR-ID (P- or F-NWR-ID) for the information about your person
  • the permitNWR-ID for the weapons permit (E-NWR-ID)
  • the weapons or parts of weapons NWR-ID (W- or T-NWR-ID).

You can obtain the NWR IDs on application to the relevant weapons authority.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Sport and Integration

Professionally released on

17.03.2023

Teaser

If you acquire a firearm requiring a permit or give it to someone else, you must notify the competent authority within two weeks.

Process flow

You must the acquisition of a weapon requiring a permit to the responsible weapons authority. Submit the application together with the required documents.

Requirements

  • When acquiring a weapon: acquisition authorization (weapons ownership card [with previous entry, if applicable] or hunting license).
  • When transferring a weapon: Acquisition authorization of the recipient

Which documents are required?

  • Identity card or passport (copy)
  • Weapons possession card (WBK) or hunting license with acquisition authorization (preliminary entry)
  • European firearms pass (if entry is desired)

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The acquisition or transfer, as well as the processing by reconstruction or replacement of a significant part must be reported within two weeks to the competent district administrative authority.

Legal basis

What else should I know?

To help you complete the application more quickly, you can use NWR Identification Numbers (NWR ID):

  • Your PersonalNWR-ID (P- or F-NWR-ID) for the information about your person
  • the permitNWR-ID for the weapons permit (E-NWR-ID)
  • the weapons or parts of weapons NWR-ID (W- or T-NWR-ID).

You can obtain the NWR IDs on application to the relevant weapons authority.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Sport and Integration

Professionally released on

17.03.2023

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