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Report loss of weapons, ammunition or permit certificates requiring a permit


If you have lost weapons, ammunition or permits, such as a weapon possession card or permission to take them with you, you must report this immediately.

They must report the loss of all firearms permits. Weapons permits include:

Weapon possession card, hunting license, ammunition acquisition license, firearms license, small firearms license, shooting permit, European firearms pass, replacement certificate for WBK, other permit certificates (movement permit, etc.).

You can also indicate the loss of several weapons/ammunition and permits in an advertisement.

If you indicate that you have lost permits, you should also apply for replacement documents to be issued to you with the notification.

In addition, you must report to the police that you have lost weapons and permits.

If you find the weapons and permits, you must report this to the competent weapons authority. You must return any replacement documents that may have been issued.

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

  • Your PersonalNWR ID (P or F-NWR ID) for the information about you
  • 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 competent weapons authority.

You can report the loss of weapons, ammunition or permits in writing or online.

If you want to report the loss in writing:

  • You fill out the form that you receive from the responsible weapons authority.
  • You send the signed form to the responsible weapons authority.
  • You can also visit the responsible weapons authority in person.

If you want to report the loss online:

You submit the complaint via the online service of the responsible weapons authority.

Weapons Authority

None.

  • Identity card or passport (copy)

Fee: free of charge

You must report the loss immediately.

Forms Available: Yes

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance required: No

Action for an obligation before the Administrative Court

Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior and Sports

17.08.2023

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)