Show installation of a blocking system on inherited weapons

Prerequisites

• They inherited weapons.
• You have had a state-of-the-art blocking system installed in your inherited weapon(s) or can prove that there is no corresponding blocking system for all inherited weapons on the market.

Documents required

• Identity card or passport (copy)
• Proof of installation of a blocking system or proof that there is no blocking system on the market

Please note

In order to be able to fill out the notification or application more quickly, you can use the NWR identification numbers (NWR-ID):

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

You will receive the NWR IDs upon request from the responsible weapons authority.

Procedure

You must report the installation of the blocking system to the responsible weapons authority or apply for approval of an exception to the obligation to install the blocking system. Submit the notification or application together with the required documents.

Legal basis

§ 20 paragraphs 3 to 6 of the Weapons Act (WaffG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/waffg_2002/__20.html


§ 37a paragraph 1 sentence 3 Weapons Act (WaffG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/waffg_2002/__37a.html

If you have inherited weapons and/or ammunition that require a permit, do not have a weapon ownership card and cannot demonstrate a need to own the inherited weapons, you must make the inherited weapons unusable or have them fitted with a state-of-the-art blocking system. Ammunition that requires authorization must be rendered unusable or handed over to an authorized person.
The locking system must be installed by a recognized firearms dealer or gunsmith. They will also provide you with proof of installation. The testing of conformity and approval of newly developed blocking systems in accordance with the Technical Guideline – Blocking Systems for Inherited Weapons – is carried out by the Physical-Technical Federal Institute (PTB) in Braunschweig. Further information, including the current status regarding the blocking systems available on the market, can be found on the website of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) under "Further information"
If there is no state-of-the-art blocking system for one or more inherited weapons on the market, you can apply for an exemption from the obligation to secure all inherited weapons with a state-of-the-art blocking system.