Erlaubnis zum Erwerb und Besitz von Waffen und Munition Erteilung für Erwerber infolge eines Erbfalls

§ 20 Weapons Act (WaffG)
www.gesetze-im-internet.de/waffg_2002/__20.html
Section 37c paragraph 1 number 1 Weapons Act (WaffG)
www.gesetze-im-internet.de/waffg_2002/__37c.html
Fee schedule for official acts in the field of firearms law
(GebOWaffR)
https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-WaffRGebOHAV8Anlage/part/G

If you have inherited weapons or ammunition, you must apply to the relevant authority within one month for permission to continue to possess the weapons or ammunition.

If you have inherited weapons or ammunition and want to keep them, you must

• apply for the issuance of a firearms license for the firearms that are part of the estate and require a permit, or
• apply for the inherited weapons to be entered into your already issued firearms ownership card.

As a community of heirs, you can also apply for a joint gun ownership card. If not all heirs want to inherit the weapons, these people must declare that they are waiving the inheritance. In order to receive the joint gun ownership card, all members of the community of heirs must meet all the actual and legal requirements for the issuance of the gun ownership card.

• Identity card or passport (copy)
• Proof of storage, for example purchase contract for a gun safe and/or photos of the gun safe and its location
• For sports shooters who have not yet reached the age of 21 or persons who have not yet reached the age of 25, additionally: specialist medical or psychological certificate of your mental suitability
• only in the case of a community of heirs: if necessary, a declaration of waiver that the other members of the community of heirs do not wish to own the weapons

• You are of the appropriate age to own the respective weapon
• They have an understandable need to own weapons
• They are reliable under firearms law
• You are personally suitable
• You are knowledgeable in handling weapons and ammunition
• You can store the weapons and ammunition safely

19,00 EUR - 32,00 EUR

• You submit an application and attach the necessary documents.
• The responsible authority will examine your application and, if necessary, request any missing information or documents from you.
• The firearms license will be issued to you if all legal and factual requirements are met.

Up to several weeks

One month from acceptance of the inheritance or expiry of the period prescribed for renouncing the inheritance

If you have inherited weapons or ammunition, you must report this to the relevant authorities immediately, regardless of whether you wish to continue to keep the weapons.

If you cannot prove that you need the inherited weapons, you must either render the weapons unusable or have them fitted with an advanced blocking system. Ammunition that requires a permit must also be rendered unusable or handed over to an authorized person. All modifications to the inherited weapons must be carried out by a specialist. You must report these changes to the relevant authority. If there is no suitable blocking system available on the market for one or more inherited weapons, exceptions to the blocking requirement can be applied for under certain conditions.

You could be considered unsafe under firearms law if you

• have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least one year in the last 10 years,
• were a member of or supported a banned organisation, or
• if it can be assumed that you are misusing weapons or ammunition or handling them improperly.

You could be classified as personally unsuitable if you

• are legally incapable,
• are dependent on alcohol or other intoxicating substances,
• are mentally ill or mentally retarded,
• suffer from serious illnesses or physical impairments, or
• if it can be assumed that you cannot handle weapons or ammunition carefully or properly and that this poses a danger to yourself or others.

Contradiction

• Apply for a green gun license as an heir
• Keeping inherited weapons or ammunition
  • Applying for a firearms license for firearms requiring a permit from the estate or
  • Registration of inherited weapons in existing firearms ownership card
• Possibility of a joint firearms license for a community of heirs
• Heirs who do not wish to keep the weapons must declare their renunciation
• All members of the community of heirs must meet the requirements for a firearms license

Department of Home Affairs and Sport