Applying for a licence to shoot a firearm for a responsible leader of a traditional shooting club
Service description
If, as the responsible leader of a traditional shooting club, you wish to shoot with cartridge ammunition at events that serve the custom, you need a permit to shoot with a firearm.
Members of a traditional shooting club are entitled to purchase and possess single-shot long guns and up to three repeating long guns, as well as the associated ammunition. This requires a certificate of membership in a traditional shooting club. Tradition is
understood to mean the practice of a long-standing custom. In most cases, this practice has a historical background or is a regional custom. In this context, shooting with a firearm must serve a necessary purpose for the practice of the tradition and may not be the sole or predominant purpose.
In order to obtain a permit to shoot outside of shooting ranges at events that serve to preserve customs, a responsible leader from the traditional shooting association must be named. In addition, proof of liability insurance must be provided.
The permit is granted for a maximum of 5 years.
Procedure
You submit the application to your competent authority.
In order to obtain a licence to shoot a firearm for a responsible leader of a traditional shooting club, the following information is required from you:
- Details of the responsible manager:
- First name and surname
- Date and place of birth
- Place of residence
- address
- Number, date of issue and issuing authority of the passport or identity card
- Name and address of the traditional marksmen's association
- to firearms:
- Number and type
- Category or registered trademark of the manufacturer
- Model designation
- Calibre
- Production number
- CIP ballistic mark, if applicable
- to other weapons:
- Quantity
- Kind
- to the ammunition:
- Number and type
- Company name or registered trademark of the manufacturer
- Calibre
- CIP ammunition test mark, if applicable
- Information about the event(s):
- Date or duration of the event (also for subsequent years)
- Topic of the event
- Location of the event
- Details of why your custom requires shooting with a weapon
- Safety concept and information on the safe storage of weapons
- Proof of expertise of the responsible manager
- Membership certificate of the responsible manager
The authorities will check whether you are reliable and personally suitable in accordance with the Weapons Act.
The authority obtains the following information for this purpose:
- Information from the Federal Central Register
- Information from the central public prosecutor's register of proceedings
- Statement by the State Office of Criminal Investigation
- Statement from the local police station
- Statement by the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution
- If there are any doubts about your personal suitability, the firearms authority may require you to obtain an official medical, specialist medical or specialist psychological certificate. You must pay the costs for this.
Once the examination has been completed, the firearms authority will inform you of the decision on your application.
- Details of the responsible manager:
Who should I contact?
Please contact the firearms authority in your district. If you live in Dessau-Roßlau, please also contact the firearms authority.
If you live in Halle or Magdeburg, please contact the respective police department.
Prerequisites
You send the application to the relevant firearms authority.
As the responsible leader, you may be issued a licence to shoot with a firearm from a traditional shooting club if you
- have reached the age of 18 (§ 2 paragraph 1 Weapons Act (WaffG)),
- have the required reliability (§ 5 WaffG) and personal suitability (§ 6 WaffG),
- have proven the required expertise (§ 7 WaffG),
- have proven a need (§ 8 WaffG)
- Proof of liability insurance
If you are under 25 years of age, you must also submit a psychological report in accordance with Section 6 (3) WaffG.
You can prove your need for firearms by participating in an upcoming event and being a member of a traditional shooting association. Shooting at the event must be for the purpose of practising the custom.
You must submit a safety concept for the planned shooting procedure and the planned storage of weapons and ammunition.
The authorities will check whether you are reliable and personally suitable in accordance with the Weapons Act.
The authority obtains the following information for this purpose:
- Information from the Federal Central Register
- Information from the central public prosecutor's register of proceedings
- Statement by the State Office of Criminal Investigation
- Statement from the local police station
- Statement by the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution
- If there are any doubts about your personal suitability, the firearms authority may require you to obtain an official medical, specialist medical or specialist psychological certificate. You must pay the costs for this.
Once the examination has been completed, the firearms authority will inform you of the decision on your application.
Which documents are required?
- Copy of identity card or passport
- Certificate of membership of a traditional marksmen's association
- Copy of the liability insurance certificate
- Overview of upcoming event(s)
- Security concept
- Proof of safe storage of firearms
- Proof of expertise
- Information on weapons and ammunition
- For representation: written authorisation
- For persons under 25 years of age: Psychological report according to § 6 paragraph 3 Weapons Act (WaffG)
What deadlines do I have to observe?
The period of validity depends on participation in the events planned for the future.
Processing time
Depending on the completeness of the documents submitted
Legal basis
Legal remedy
Action before the administrative court
Short text
- Authorisation to shoot with a firearm for a responsible leader of a traditional marksmen's association Granting
- Authorisation for shooting to promote customs at events
- A responsible manager must be appointed
- A certificate of membership in a traditional marksmen's association is required
- Administration fee: EUR 55
- Can be issued for a period of five years
- Responsible: The weapons authority in whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the customs association is located is responsible
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