The term weapons includes not only firearms, but also portable objects such as knives or batons.
In addition to weapons requiring a permit, such as small-caliber firearms for sport shooting or firearms for hunting, there are also weapons that are exempt from registration, whereby only the acquisition and possession are exempt from registration.
The following firearms permits are available:
- Weapons possession cards
- Firearms licenses
- European firearms passports
- Small arms licenses
The requirements for obtaining a weapons permit, associated fees, contact persons and further information can be found under the following headings.
- Weapons possession card for sport shooters
- Gun ownership card for heirs
- Weapon ownership card for hunters
- Weapons registration
- Weapons discharge
- Small arms license
- Transfer of weapons abroad
- Weapons surrender for destruction
- Issuance of a European firearms pass
- Amendment of a European firearms pass
- Loss of firearms or hunting permits
- List of fees
The following applications each open in a new window and may not be barrier-free
- Application for a small arms license
- Initial application for a weapons possession card
- Application for issuance and amendment of a weapon possession card for holders of a hunting license or sport shooters
- Application for the issue and renewal of a permit in accordance with Section 27 of the Explosives Act
- Application for a clearance certificate
Weapons that are exempt from registration include alarm, irritant and signal weapons with the registration mark "PTB in a circle", compressed air and spring-loaded weapons with the registration mark "F in a pentagon" or prima facie weapons, telescopic batons and one-handed knives.
To carry the registration-free alarm, irritant and signal weapons, i.e. the "Beisichtragen" outside of your own home, you need a small arms license.
City of Wolfsburg
Public Order Office
City Hall B
Porschestrasse 49
38440 Wolfsburg
Telephone: 05361 28-1234
E-mail: servicecenter@stadt.wolfsburg.de