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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.
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
Ordnungs- und Gewerbeamt
Address
99310 Arnstadt, Stadt
