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Weapons trade permit application

Service Description

To trade in firearms and ammunition on a commercial basis or independently as part of a business venture, you require a firearms trading permit.

This must be applied for at the firearms authority responsible for the place of business. It can be limited to certain types of firearms and ammunition. Weapons trading may also include lending, auctioning, renting, pledging, safekeeping or transporting.

The permit is issued only for a natural person (sole proprietorship). In the case of legal entities, the responsible managing director or the individual personally liable partners each require a permit.

If the arms trade is to be operated by a deputy or if a person is to be entrusted with the management of a branch or a dependent branch, then a deputy permit must be applied for.

The permit expires if the activity has not been started within one year of the permit being granted or has not been carried out for one year. The time limits may be extended for special reasons.

Process flow

You must apply in writing for the issuance of a firearms trading permit. The application must be submitted together with the required documents to the firearms authority responsible for the place of business.

If you require a deputy during your absence, you must apply for a deputy permit for this person.

As a rule, the applicant and the intended deputy must appear in person.

Who should I contact?

The firearms authority of the district office or city responsible for the location of the business premises is responsible for a firearms trading permit.

Requirements

  • You are at least 18 years old.
  • You have the required reliability.
    The required reliability requires above all that you do not have a criminal record.
  • You have the personal suitability.
    The required personal suitability is not possessed, for example, by persons who are suspected of being legally incompetent, alcohol-dependent or mentally ill.
  • They possess the required professional qualification.
    You can obtain the required proof of expertise in the most important legal and firearms regulations, the type, construction and handling of common firearms and ammunition by taking an examination. The specialized knowledge is considered to be available if you meet the requirements for the registration of a gunsmith business in the register of craftsmen.
  • You demonstrate the need for the issuance of a firearms trade permit.
  • You wish to engage in firearms trading commercially or independently as part of a commercial enterprise.

Substitutes must meet the same requirements as you.

Which documents are required?

  • Identity card or passport
  • Proof of professional qualification (for persons who manage the business, a branch or a dependent branch themselves)
  • Business registration
  • Non-EU citizens: a residence permit entitling them to engage in self-employed gainful activity
  • Proof of need for the granting of the arms trade permit
  • Companies registered in the Commercial Register Excerpt from the Commercial Register
  • Proof of safe storage of weapons and ammunition by means of appropriate certificates or safety-related expert opinions

What are the fees?

The firearms trading permit is subject to a fee. The competent weapons authority will provide information on the amount of the fee.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There are no deadlines for submitting applications.

Legal basis

What else should I know?

The licensee must notify the competent authority within two weeks of the commencement and cessation of operations and the opening and closing of a branch or dependent branch.

In the case of gunsmiths entered in the register of craftsmen, the gun manufacturing permit includes the permit to trade in weapons.

Supporting institutions

Trade authority, chamber of commerce and industry

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Local Affairs

Professionally released on

22.11.2021

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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Competent Authority

Landratsamt Saalfeld-Rudolstadt - Sachgebiet Jagd-, Fischerei und Waffenrecht

Address
Schwarzburger Chaussee 12
07407 Rudolstadt

Postal address
Schloßstraße 24
07318 Saalfeld/Saale
Telephone
03671 823-241
Fax
03671 823-370
E-Mail
Contact us
WWW
https://www.kreis-slf.de
Opening times

Tuesday 09:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 16:00
Thursday 09:00 - 12:00, 13:00 - 18:00
Friday 09:00 - 12:00

Parking spaces
Handicapped Parking Place
Zufahrt über Caspar-Schulte-Straße
Number: 2
Fees: no

Parking Place
Zufahrt über Caspar-Schulte-Straße
Number: 10
Fees: no

Building access

Forms

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Application for a permit in accordance with § 21 WaffG (e.g. weapons trade / ammunition permit)