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If you have a firearm possession card and purchase a firearm that requires a licence, you must notify the competent authority within two weeks.

If you have a firearm possession card and purchase a firearm that requires a licence, you must notify the competent authority within two weeks.

You can acquire the weapon by making it available or by purchasing it from an arms dealer.

If you are a sport shooter and have a yellow gun ownership card, you must state the recognized shooting sports regulations as well as the discipline permitted for the respective weapon.

On the basis of the report, the weapon will be entered in your gun ownership card and the previous entry will be deleted. If you have a European firearms pass, you can also register the weapon you have purchased there.

If you purchase a weapon on the basis of a previous entry, you can also apply for an ammunition acquisition certificate with the notification. To do this, you need to indicate for which of the weapons you want to purchase the ammunition that you indicated in the ad.

If you do not report the purchase or do not report it within two weeks, you are committing an administrative offence.

To be able to fill out the ad faster, you can use the NWR identification numbers (NWR ID):

• Your Personal NWR ID (P or F NWR ID) for your personal information
• the permitNWR-ID for the firearms permit (E-NWR-ID)
• the weapons or weapon part NWR ID (W or T-NWR ID).

You can obtain the NWR IDs upon application to the responsible weapons authority.

• Identity card or passport (copy)
• Weapon Possession Card (WBK) or Hunting License with Acquisition Authorization (Preliminary Entry)
• European firearms pass (if registration desired)

Entitlement to purchase (pre-entry) in weapon possession card (WBK) or hunting license

You can report the acquisition of a weapon requiring a permit in writing or online.

If you wish to notify the purchase in writing:

• You fill out the form that you can obtain from the relevant firearms authority.
• You send the signed form and your weapon possession card (WBK) or your hunting licence and, if applicable, your European firearms pass to the competent firearms authority.
• You can also visit the relevant firearms authority in person.

If you want to view the purchase online:

• You submit the complaint via the online service of the responsible firearms authority.

You can either send your firearms possession card or hunting licence and, if applicable, your European firearms passport by post to the responsible firearms authority or bring it in person.

There is no deadline.

Action for an obligation before the Administrative Court

• Notification of the acquisition of a weapon Receipt
• Acquisition of a weapon requiring a permit must be reported within two weeks
• Prerequisite: Entitlement to purchase (pre-entry) for the corresponding weapon by pre-entry in the weapon possession card (WBK) or in the hunting license
• Violation of the duty to report constitutes an administrative offence
• Responsible: Weapons Authority

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance required: No