Waffenbesitz infolge eines Erbfalls Erlaubnis beantragen

If you inherit firearms or ammunition and wish to keep them, you must apply for a firearms permit.

If you take possession of weapons or ammunition after the death of the weapon owner, you must notify the competent authority immediately. As heirs, legatees and beneficiaries of a condition, you acquire and possess the weapon legally, even if a weapons law permit has not yet been issued. However, you must apply for the issuance of the permit in due time. You will receive the permit if the decedent was the authorized owner and you are reliable and personally suitable. You do not need to be knowledgeable. Inherited weapons requiring a permit must be secured with a blocking system. A locking system is not required if, for example, you are the authorized owner of a firearm requiring a permit as a hunter or marksman or markswoman. If a blocking system that complies with the state of the art in safety technology is not available for the inherited firearm, you must submit an application for an exemption from the obligation to block.

• Proof of acquisition as a result of inheritance, for example, right of inheritance, certificate of inheritance.
• Proof that your weapons and / or ammunition are safely stored
• Proof of the installation of a blocking system, if applicable

• You have reached the age of 18.
• You are reliable within the meaning of the Weapons Act.
• You are personally suitable within the meaning of the Weapons Act.
• The deceased was the authorized owner of the firearm.
• you are the acquirer as a result of inheritance
• You have had a blocking system installed for firearms requiring a permit, provided that there is no other need in accordance with § 8 and §§ 13 ff of the Weapons Act.

The weapons authority charges fees in accordance with No. 1.1 of the Annex to the Thuringian General Administrative Costs Regulations.

You can obtain the permit in the following way:

• You make an application and submit the required documents
• the required documents are checked, if necessary you have to submit additional required documents
• your reliability, your personal suitability, the legitimate possession of the decedent, your acquisition as a result of an inheritance and, if applicable, the existence of a blocking system are checked
• the decision under weapons law is made

Application deadline for heirs: 1 month after acceptance of the inheritance or expiry of the deadline;
Application deadline for legatee and beneficiary: 1 month from acquisition of the firearm.

• Permit to acquire and possess weapons or ammunition Issued to acquirer as a result of inheritance
• The deceased was the authorized owner of the weapon or ammunition
• Applicant is reliable and personally suitable
• in the case of firearms and ammunition requiring a permit, the need must be asserted, otherwise weapons must be secured with a blocking system and ammunition must be rendered unusable or handed over to an authorized person
• in the case of an heir or heiress: apply for a permit within one month of acceptance of the inheritance or expiry of the time limit for disbursing the inheritance
• in the case of a legatee or beneficiary by condition: apply for a permit within one month of acquiring the weapons.
• Administrative fees: according to No. 1.1 of the Annex to the Thuringian General Administrative Costs Regulations.
• Responsible: Lower weapons authority (district office or independent city)

The lower firearms authority responsible for your place of residence (district office or independent city)