Notice of Acquisition and Transfer

To register or deregister your firearm, please submit your firearm ownership card along with the notice of acquisition and the notice of transfer.

Once the application has been processed, the firearms authority will mail you your permit along with the fee notice.

• Notice of Acquisition (see Applications/Forms)
  
  
• Notice of Transfer (see Applications/Forms)

Fees are charged by the firearms authority for registering or deregistering a firearm on the firearms ownership card.

The fees under firearms law can be found in Section 7 of the Appendix to the Administrative Cost Regulations for the Ministry of the Interior, Security, and Homeland Protection (VwKostO-MdI) dated June 7, 2013.

• VWKostO-MdI

• Sport Shooters: Special regulations apply
  to sport shooters when purchasing firearms. Specifically, the purchase of firearms is subject to the so-called “gradual acquisition requirement.” As a sport shooter, you may acquire a maximum of two firearms within a six-month period.
  For all firearms to be entered on the green firearms ownership card, sport shooters must first complete a preliminary registration. For further information, please follow the link.
  
  
• Hunters:
  Hunters must first obtain a permit (known as a “pre-registration”) in order to purchase a handgun. For more information, please click the following link.

• Application for a Firearms Permit (Green and Yellow WBK)

• Notice of Purchase of a Firearm
• Notice of Transfer of a Firearm