Mon | Closed |
Tue | 5:00 PM | - | 9:00 PM |
Wed | Closed |
Thu | 5:00 PM | - | 9:00 PM |
Fri | Closed |
Sat |
9:00 AM |
- | 6:00 PM |
Sun | Closed |
Purchasing conditions for Weapons, Firearms & Ammunition
Swiss gun law requires for the purchase of Firearmas and ammunition a wirtten contract for (Guns subject to registration), a weapon purchasing permit for (Guns subject to licensing) or a Cantonal special permit for (Prohibited Guns and Weapons).
Link to the web page of FEDPOL: Federal office of Police - FEDPOL
Acquiring a weapon as a private individual: https://www.fedpol.admin.ch/fedpol/en/home/sicherheit/waffen/waffenerwerb.html
Weapon category | Weapon, Firearms and Ammunition type | Purchasing conditions |
Guns subject to registration |
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Guns subject to licensing |
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Prohibited Guns and Weapons |
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Ammunition |
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Documents and Links
Request form for a weapons purchase permit (PDF, 61.63 KB) (available only in german, french and italian)
Online order form for criminal records excrept
How to order a criminal records excrept at any Post office
Exceptions Weapons purchase
For persons with residence in a foreign country, foreingers without a permanent residence permit and members of certain countries.
Persons with residence in a foreign country, foreingers without a permanent residence permit (Resident permit C) require for the purchase of all weapons a weapons purchase permit in addition a official confirmation of the legal domicile or native country, that states that they are legitemized to purchase that weapon or weapon part/s.
Purchase, possession, offer, broker & mediate, transfer of weapons, parts of weapons, weapon accessories, Ammunition, carry and bear of weapons and shooting with firearms are prohibited for members of the following countries:
Link to FEDPOL: Exceptions weapons purchase
Information Leaflets
Link to FEDPOL: Information Leaflets
Cantonal Weapons Offices
The cantonal weapons offices Die kantonalen Waffenbüros enforce the swiss gun law.
Link to FEDPOL: List of cantonal weapons offices
The Central Weapons Office
The Federation created within the federal department of the police a central weapons office, which supports the cantonal executive authorities.
Bundesamt für Polizei
Zentralstelle Waffen
Nussbaumstrasse 29
CH-3003 Bern
Link to FEDPOL: Central Weapons Office