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To trade in firearms or ammunition on a commercial or independent basis, you need a firearms trading permit. You can obtain this from the firearms authority responsible for your place of business.

Weapons trading also includes

• lending,
• auctioning,
• renting,
• pledging,
• safekeeping or
• Transportation of firearms and ammunition.

The arms trade permit may be limited to certain types of firearms and ammunition.

The following can obtain the permit

• natural persons (sole proprietorship)
• legal persons. In this case, the responsible managing director or the individual personally liable partners each require their own permit.

If the arms trade is to be operated by a deputy or if a person is to be entrusted with the management of a branch or a dependent branch, then you require a deputy permit. You also apply for this from the relevant firearms authority. Deputies receive this permit under the same conditions.

These requirements include, among others, proof of

• the age of majority,
• reliability,
• personal suitability and
• professional competence.

Your permit loses its validity if you have not started the activity within one year after the granted permit or if you have not exercised it for one year. The deadlines may be extended for special reasons.

Police headquarters

Police headquarters, responsible police department

• § Section 21 of the Weapons Act (WaffG)
• § Section 21a of the Weapons Act (WaffG)

There are no clues or specifics.

• Information on the National Weapons Register (NWR) on the website of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs (BMI)
• Https://polizei.brandenburg.de/liste/antragsformulare-und-ansprechpartner-zum/62400

Federal Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs (BMI)