Small gun license

In most cases, permission is required to handle weapons or ammunition. The “small gun license” is required to carry a frightening weapon, an irritant weapon or a PTB-labeled signal weapon. According to the Weapons Act, the term “leadership” means; the exercise of actual power outside one’s home, business premises, pacified property (e.g. fenced property) or a shooting site.The prerequisites for the Small Arms Certificate are: 1 – Minimum age:18 years, 2 – reliability, 3 – personal suitability. The relevant department shall verify compliance with the requirements on the basis of the information provided by other public institutions.(https://service.konstanz.de/Leistung-Detailansicht/?id=1175) (Source:City of Constance, Lower Arms Authority) Legal § 4 Weapons Act (WaffG) (requirements for a permit) § 5 Waffengesetz (WaffG) (Reliability) § 6 Weapons Act (WaffG) (Personal suitability) § 10 Weapons Act (WaffG) (Granting of Permissions) Section 36 Weapons Act (WaffG) (storage of weapons and ammunition) Annex 2 to Section 2(2) to (4) Waffengesetz (WaffG) – Weapons list