Anerkennung von Lehrgängen zur Vermittlung der Sachkunde im Umgang mit Waffen und Munition beantragen

If you want to offer courses to teach firearms expertise, you need to have the course recognized by your local firearms authority.

If you want to offer courses to teach firearms expertise, for example for sport shooters or security companies, you must have the course recognized by your local firearms authority.

Among other things, you must teach the following content in the course:

• The legal principles of weapons law, firearms law and self-defense and emergency situations.
• The safe handling of weapons and ammunition.
• The functioning of long guns, short guns and ammunition as well as the internal and external ballistics, range and mode of action of the projectile.

The course must be completed with a theoretical and a practical examination. You must form an examination board for this.

The competent firearms authority may attach conditions to your recognition.

• Application form
• Evidence required, if applicable

You want to have a training course recognized to teach you how to handle weapons and ammunition.

• You submit an application to the responsible office.
• The responsible office checks your application.
• You will receive feedback from the responsible office.

Recognition must have taken place before the start of the courses.

• Objection
• Complaint

• Recognition of courses for the teaching of expertise in handling weapons and ammunition Issue
• Prior recognition is required in order to be able to offer courses to teach firearms expertise.
• The course must conclude with a theoretical and practical examination.
• An examination board must be formed.
• The course must include the following content, among others:
  • Legal basics of firearms law, firearms law, self-defense and state of emergency
  • Safe handling of weapons and ammunition
  • Functioning of weapons, internal and external ballistics, bullet range and effects
• Responsible: Local weapons authority

Weapons authority of the district or independent city.