Weapons
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 licenses are available:
- Weapons possession cards
- firearms licenses
- European firearms passports
- Small firearms licenses
The requirements for obtaining a firearms permit, associated fees, contact persons and further information can be found under the following keywords.
Since 07.04.2026, applications for firearms permits can be submitted online. You can access the online service under the desired service.
The following link will give you an overview of the services offered. Under the letter W you will find an overview of how to apply for firearms licenses from the city of Wolfsburg:
- 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
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Applications and forms
The following applications each open in a new window and may not be barrier-free
- Application for a permit to carry alarm, irritant and signal weapons with PTB approval mark (small firearms license)
- Application for a red firearms possession card as a firearms or ammunition collector or expert
- Application for a green firearms possession card as a single person
- Application for the issue of a yellow gun permit as a marksman
- Explosives permit - Application
- Application for a clearance certificate
- Information from the Federal Office of Administration on firearms permits
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Information on registration free weapons
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.
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Contact
City of Wolfsburg
Public Order Office
City Hall B
Porschestrasse 49
38440 Wolfsburg
Telephone: 05361 28-1234
E-mail: servicecenter@stadt.wolfsburg.de