Weapons

General information:

The Münster Police Headquarters - Central Tasks Directorate, Central Inspectorate 1, Department ZA 1.2 - is the local authority responsible for regulatory tasks under the Weapons Act. It is therefore responsible for all applicants and permit holders with primary residence in Münster.

Responsibilities:

• Weapons registration and deregistration
• Requests for information and advice on weapons law
• Acceptance of weapons destined for destruction
• Weapons possession cards, European firearms passports, import and export licenses, loss and lost property reports, proof of safe storage of firearms
• "Small firearms license" for PTB weapons (alarm, irritant and signal weapons)
• Weapons law inheritance and probate proceedings - "heirs' gun ownership cards", Proof procedures for blocking systems for inherited weapons
• Shooting notifications/appointment of the responsible supervisors at shooting events
• Weapons law procedures, in particular refusals, revocation and weapons ban procedures
• Legal matters relating to the work areas of shooting range acceptance, firearms trade as well as expert and specialist examinations
• State recognition of courses for imparting expertise for the Münster administrative district

Current information:

• Please note that the processing time can currently take up to three months.
  You can apply for identification numbers in the National Weapons Register by writing to us by post or email: za1.2waffenrecht.muenster [at] polizei.nrw.de (waffenrecht[dot]muenster[at]polizei[dot]nrw[dot]de)

   

• Please note the changed telephone consultation hours and appointments from June 1, 2024. More information: https://muenster.polizei.nrw/presse/waffenbehoerde-bietet-neue-telefonsprechzeiten-und-terminvereinbarungen-an.