Apply for a firearms license for security companies and their security personnel

• The application for a permit must be submitted to the competent authority in writing or electronically.
• The competent authority checks the documents.
• If the examination is positive, the authority will issue the firearms license for the security business.
• The permit is to be issued if the requirements of the WaffG (Weapons Act) are met, which are necessary to obtain the firearms license as a security company for the security personnel.

In order to obtain a firearms license in accordance with § 28 WaffG (Weapons Act), you must

• at least 18 years old,
• reliable within the meaning of § 5 WaffG and
• be personally suitable within the meaning of § 6 WaffG, and
• the required expertise in accordance with § 7 WaffG and
• prove that you have a legal need for firearms in accordance with § 8 WaffG.

• Identity card or passport: as a copy or photo
• Proof of expertise: Official proof of expertise or proof from an officially approved commercial training provider. The certificate of competence must meet the current requirements of § 1 AWaffV(General Weapons Act Ordinance). This is regularly the case for examinations of competence taken after 01.04.2003.
• Proof of need: Guarding orders or offers that explicitly state the type and scope of the guarding activity as well as the persons, objects or assets to be protected.

• Proof of liability insurance in the amount of EUR 1,000,000 - lump sum for personal injury and property damage
• Proof of safe storage of firearms and ammunition in accordance with § 36 WaffG

• Details of the weapons to be entered in the firearms license (if already known)

For applicants who are employed in the security industry:

• Certificate from the employer:
  • of a current employment relationship and use in an activity requiring the carrying of a weapon. The certificate must contain information on the scope (full-time or part-time) and whether the employment relationship is temporary or permanent. Information that is not relevant can be blacked out.
  • stating the type of security activity to be carried out (cash transportation, transport of valuables, property protection, personal protection)
  • stating which weapon(s) is/are to be carried (if already known)

• Official or specialist medical or psychological certificate of personal suitability for applicants who have not yet reached the age of 25

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• § 28 Waffengesetz (WaffG)
• :§ 10 Waffengesetz (WaffG)

Administrative court action

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: No

There are no indications or special features.

21.01.2025

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.