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If you are a member of a shooting club, you can apply for an unlimited permit to purchase certain types of weapons (yellow gun ownership card).
The yellow firearms possession card entitles you to own up to ten
can be purchased. Other types of weapons can only be purchased with the "green" gun ownership card (see "Related topics").
It is recommended that you inform yourself in detail about the regulations of firearms law before submitting your application.
In order to obtain a yellow gun ownership card, you must
The minimum age for other firearms is 21 years.
If you are under 25 years of age and wish to purchase firearms other than the (small-caliber) firearms specified in § 14 Para. 1 Sentence 2 WaffG, you will be requested by the competent weapons authority to submit a specialist medical or specialist psychological report/certificate on your mental aptitude. You must pay for the certificate yourself and send the original by post to the relevant firearms authority.
You must apply for the yellow gun ownership card at the relevant firearms authority. Submit the application together with the required documents.
The firearms authority will issue you with the yellow firearms possession card if you meet the necessary requirements.
The fees for issuing a gun ownership card are between 30.00 and 180.00 EUR. The district administrative authority responsible for you will be happy to provide you with more details.
If you wish to acquire and possess weapons and/or ammunition that require a permit, you must apply for a permit from the relevant weapons authority.
If you wish to carry alarm, irritant and signal weapons with the approval mark of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in public, you must first apply for a small firearms license.
If you wish to acquire and possess weapons and/or ammunition in order to test, inspect or examine them, you must apply for a permit from the relevant weapons authority.
If you wish to acquire and possess weapons and/or ammunition as a hunting association, you must apply for a permit from the relevant weapons authority.
If you want to carry a firearm in public, you must first apply for a firearms license.