Apply for a firearms licence if you have a gun ownership card for a shooting club
If your shooting club already has a gun ownership card and you want to purchase other firearms requiring a permit in addition to the weapons registered there for the club, you will need a permit to do so. The permit is issued by the competent authority by means of an entry in the firearms possession card (pre-entry). With the pre-entry, you have one year to acquire the registered weapon that requires a permit.
In the application for a permit for the further acquisition of a firearm, you only need to specify what type of weapon with which caliber you wish to acquire. Further information, such as manufacturer and exact model, is not required for the time being. You do not have to provide this information until you have acquired the weapon and comply with your obligation to report the acquisition of the weapon to the competent authority. The gun dealer must also notify you of the surrender of the weapon.
You will need to prove that you can safely store the weapon you intend to acquire.
You must apply for the pre-registration at the competent firearms authority. Submit the application along with the required documents.
Weapon Possession Card (WBK) for Clubs
Identity card or passport (copy)
Weapon Possession Card (WBK) for Clubs
Proof of safe storage
There is no deadline.
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 Permit-NWR-ID for the Weapons Permit (E-NWR-ID)
the weapon or weapon part NWR ID (W or T-NWR ID).
You can obtain the NWR IDs upon application to the responsible weapons authority.
17.08.2023
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
