Weapons law

What is considered a weapon? Why do I need a gun ownership licence or a gun pass?

• Categories of firearms
• Registration of weapons in the central weapons register (ZWR)
• Weapons law documents
  • Firearm owner's identification – application
  • Firearm licence – application
  • European firearms licence – application
• Safekeeping of firearms
• Inheritance of weapons
• Pepper spray
• Carrying firearms across borders
  • Taking a firearm from Austria into another EU country, Switzerland or Liechtenstein as part of a trip
  • Taking a firearm to Austria from another EU country, Switzerland or Liechtenstein as part of a trip
  • (Permanent) transfer of firearms within the EU
  • Import and export of firearms (from or to third countries)
• Overview table of categories and authorisations