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1928-1945
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Rtid)8gtftl3blatt
Vtil I
3a~rgQng 1928
~trauegegtbrn e em
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u.s
t'til I
1928 mu~gtg!bfn AU !8tr(in, ben 20.~~ri[ 1928 ~t. 18
311f;1QU: ~.fr\ "brr 6dl'stIDGff'll unl> !Ilhnitloll. lJom 12. a~ril 1928 IS.I-l:l
'UrrotbnWlg ubn bit Uumd)nung au'lanbifdj.. lIll4~t1Il1lJm unb bit l3'frriunll'llrrnj' 'lle lJl,'ou(ldjnunllcn
btl I3tT.dllTUnll bor 'llnii!flrruntlfl,uIT. 'n01ll 3. U~rilI928.. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ,........... IS 147
'llrcorbnung i1bn ®.Urtgrllung 00" ObrrgGngSb.ftUnlllu"gm in brr It. if'" u n t n 1111 ,u II g. Com l6. t1l1ril 1928 \5. 148
3n ~~U IIlnr.I?, .uJg.g'bm 'U113,0:prillIl2R, ift nrr6".nllid)l: ~rf'. I1b •• bnI 6.nb.ll. ullb ISdllf'.~rthnlr"g '1DI(~
bnn 'D.Ul!dj.1I !llridj. unb ~rl'd/,"{.nb. - !8.I""nl1Jla!flung ilbrr b.n e~u, Doll ~rllnbung.n, !Illa~.cn unb IIlGtrn,.td/rn
auf .inn t!ulfl.Uung. - !8rranntlnadjung ubn bie !ll.Ii~lalion brr b,utldl·ni.brrI4nbilrf).n 'll.roinbarung lI:l"9'" bor tlrtJ.lWlIj!
ocn 60~[g[dl in 'D,ulidjlonb. - Il3.PmmtUlodjung ilbrt bi. !ll"ti~I.Hon btr I>.utf!fl·portllei'~'dlm Ihflaruag ID'gm br' t"Clllrr lib.
101ll1ll.n' ilbrr b.n 3ioi[pro!.~,
;tn ~ri.l II lla.18, "ulll.g.bm "III 17 IIlpril 11128, 'f! Otrb"rntlidjl: ~.I,_ ilb... bal Cu!loul,'rfablolDlIun 'lDil~ b. .
1Sruljd),n !llrldj. unb bnn IlOlliguilfl. lS~oni'n, - !8,lanntlnad)ung ilb.. bon ~ua 0011 ~rllnbun9In, !mallrrll unl>
'ill a" nA• i of) r n au] .inrr lllul~.nung
;)n ~rllll ~r.lO. aU6g.g.bm 011\ 16. 'lIpril InB, ill o'lbffmtlUflt: ~rrr, 6brt baS Ob.mnlommm ,"';ldlm bnn 'Drurt~1l !:R.~.
unl> btr ~d)IOr\lrnid).n \hbgmcn'"fd)a[r ubrr bie Jl1 r b. i 1.1 0I. n 0 er] i di If u n Q bor I!\ tr n I9 h 9 II.
~eftV Qba iZ~uDlDaffm unb ~nltton. (8) ijur ble lhridjhtttg oon 'l)ul'Onfabrihn coer
!I3om 12. ~rll 1928. fon~igen ~nlagtn 3ur 'munitionibntitung bleibt
bambm bie ~tntf)mlgung nadj § 16 ber ~ronbforb
~ ~rid)~tag qat W fo[etnbt <»e[tt bfld:)lollm, nune fUr baA 1)eutfdlf ~ti~ 1m bill~rriem Umfane
b(l~ mit ~lhmrmmg ~ ~M~roU ~;mnit on· etft'tbnlicfl·
tii nbet ro ir&: § 3
2lbfd)nilll COie !l3afUlJUne, burd> bit bit ~migung jum
alrtDtt.Otbftriebt ner]agt obet Aunldgtnommm mitt,
mIgtmdnd tann Ilad> bm fllr ball ~Illmiltelontllf)rtn g~m
§ I ~ohAtilid)t !lkrfileunetn griltnbm 230rflQtiftm ber
£!cmb~gere~t angtfod)len mercen. !IDo nad) bielen rin
(I) 6d,uOl'Doffen im 6innt bieft3 a'1cfttt~ ~nb oet'll1oltung8gnid)tftcf>f1l !lnfa1?ten nid)t be[tt~1 ober
lJl\arrrn, bei brnen ein ~efcf)o9 ober eine 6djtollabung fur \Ja([t bieler \ll:rt nid>t AuMfftg ift, finbfn bie !Dor·
mitld3 (!nlroicflung Don ~~pronoga[en o~t 'Drucf[ufl fdjriften bet q§ 20 unb 21 btt ~nbtotbnune filr
hurd) einm I:!auf getriebm mid> bo~ T>tutf~ ~tid) 'llnroenbunB.
(2) ~I~ I]'lunition im !Sinm bief~ ~tfebe~ gill
fertige lJnunition AU ~ul3\l1affen foroie EXf}iel3bulber § 4
jrbtt ~rt. :lft bie ~tne~miBW1g e~llig Otrlagt obtr ~utild.
(a) ljertige obet t'orgcarbe-ilett mtftntllclje 'lei[t bon
gmommtn moTbm, fo farm tin !1tUtt ~nh:aR auf lh.
<5djuflroaffrn obrr \.munilion ~eQtn feTtigm ~gen. leHung bn ~ne~migung nil gefltlIl tnnbtn, tomn feil
~dnben biefer Q.(rt g[eidj.
bfr gu[teUung bet mbgil!tigm llntfd)eibung mlnbtftm8
bni ~Qqte oetflolfm ~nb.
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144 !Rridl~9tffyblatt, 5aijrgang 1928, <ttl[ I
§ 6 3. bie Ubmnittlung Von ®dju;lDaffrn unb ~unittDn
'Die (!)tnt~migunB n~ § :i bUli llidJt rrteilt lDtrbm bu~ I:Ptrr Ont1\, bie gtttln:bllm'&jig O'lutrIllrrfm.
bungen btrotgm ober auBfiLI1rm, inAbtrDnbnr
1.1r6blHn, bUtd) C5prbittutr, O'racC,tft1~ml !)rtft~tt'[ rind
2. ben im § re ~bl, I :Sa,2 bqticf)nrtm 'PrrlontTt; ~fd)iff~, bit !Dolt ober bit Iflrmha.QR.
~ulln~men fin!> in Om {!trtn3t1l ~{j § 16 mf. 3
3uJdf~g.
§ 11
§ 7 Ilintf Iffia~m. ober ~unltionkt~rbfd)tinB bt·
(I) ~trllottn in ber fjanbtl miI ;6d)u Dm<Jft m ober bl1rfm nid)t:
1nunition 1. lBdjotbnt bd ~tid)« obtt ber edn.bn: fOlIlie bie
'Dtutf~ ~ri~b~n.l»tfrUr~ft,
1. i m Umf)eqi tbm,
2. ~rmeinbrb~orben, bmm bit obrtfle \:!anbe8-
2. :Juf Ja~rmattttn, GdJuernfrfttll unb ~Rtiftn mit flrljilrbt ben IlnDnb of}1It ~t'lDttbld)rin gtflartet
~1I~naf!nlt bn; ~llfl'tnntftm. £)at,
(2) ~lid)t Unlet
t>all '!krlml btli \!it>f, 1 9h. 2 laID 3. ble im § 5 &t~tid)nelrn ~rlDrrbrtnibmbtn, bit fld)
003 Uril!)ll1lrn unb U~rrlafftn ber un] ben <2'dJit~· burd) tint bt~5rb[icfit I&rcC,rinigung au8tDtifm,
ndttbtn bnWt1gtrn 'T~uni lion.
§ 12
§ B iinei ®afftR'lftlIlrrbjd)rins brbUtfm nid)t 3nf1abn
C~tnllid>tn unb priucten \{\fll.nblribm iii bull 1&. bon llliaffmfcC,rinrn in bem bcrin gentf}migtrn Um-
lti~tn con 6d)u~mafftn un.O IDlunitioll I/trbolm. lang.
§ 13
§ 9 . nld}t ~tt
l!tnt9 ~unttIDn~rtltlf[brdirinB brbil rfm
rind Iffia!frnrntltfbrdjrin~ ober IIDafftnfd}rhti 3um
(I) ~om 'i:!.blauf Don rtd:l~ ':1Jll'n<llrn na.d1 3nftafl. I!nDerbe bet ~u ben betnffrnbrn Iffialfm gr~orlgrn
treten biffd (,'~titl,}tA
ab bUrfrn im Jnlanb nur folrbt lJ1lumticn
'~~u~maffm etrotTbtlm.d&i~ frilHtb,lltrn eber unberen
l1i
iibn:lafftn Illrrt'fn, ble bit rma eber /xlg C1\l\\ttragent § t4
I1lltr ~d)u§lDaftrn ober ~unihon con 'lobri ~rn
WaHn~tidlrn bt8 .l5rt11rUUil (Ibn tci! l),ill.Nn~ (~5)
unb nne f0 rtlcujmbe .i:VIlltUun~\lnulIIlI\n trouen. erreirbt, ~Ql birll unlet ~n\labt ber ~rt unb g~I, bei
Zdjir»pu!Dn btl! ~ttlidlll!, bet Von i~m ermotbenen
~2~ G~uurc\1ffm, bit nidll Nt 'ijnma PC'tr l)-l3 ein- Zdlu~ttlaITtn ober ~lunition binnen irlfll! IIDDdjrn nacb
8rt1:agene lIDarmatid;lt'n rinrtt inI6nNfcf)t'tt 5trftrnrril bem 'lllgr, an bern er bon hem (ft'lDetbr ~nntnil! er-
rrcqen, nuiITen auber ber ~rrfle[lunBlinummrr bir langt !jal, bet aunanbigen ~eljlitbr anduaetgrn.
8irma obtt ball ringttroatnt 1J.1I-lrmari~m rinfi.l im
~n(l1nb lDo~nrnbtn .("l6nblrd ttagrn,
§ 15
(I) \iller aufjttljalb Irintt l1!loljnung, ftinrr ~.
~ b r ~ nit t IV [maltBraumr obtr irinr8 brfrirbttrn !&fibtumB t'inr
'frmtrb, iJii~rrn, lfln'u~r unb '&~~ bon edlu~roQltrn 6dJu~\'Do~t fl1ljrt, mu~ tinrn btljorblid) aUAgtfttlIlrn
Dnb !JtUllitton (fr[aubnillrd,tin (lIDa!ftnrd)tin) &ti ~d) tragm. !l[8
8u~rrn riner <5<f)uBlDajfe ~ilt nidjt i~t <»r.btaucfi auf
§ 10 \loharihdJ gene!jmlgltn SdJlr61l6nbm.
11} \5mujjroaffrn obn ~uniti[)n butfen nut ~en (2)'Drr Iillaffmrcfirin ifl, fofrrn [rine ~eJtun~ nidit
~u!!fljnbiAunn rint~ bef)lirblidi au~~cllrUtrn '2\.\.lffen-
au~btu(Wdi auf rimn brflimmtea mamn 18r3ltf br·
abet ~uni tion~rl1Drrbfd)ein3 Ilbnlafirn ()1)er ctTllorbotn
lDerbm, i..!!'t{i!1rt mirb, ft1t ba~ gan~ ~rid)l!awitt gilltiij., 5m
..:;~rtnt tann ball ijuljrrn brt Illafftn auf Iirfhmmtr
(2) CDer llnoerMcf)rin gilt fUr ~I r 'DoUtt rin~ au~bt1jdlidi Iir~ti~nrte C»e[eamheittn unb 6rtlidiftittn
:1a.hrr3 oom 'lagc bet ~(ullfh'nung a~ gm~nrt, lomeit bcfditdnPt tDttOrn.
nicbt rim Nr~m 0>rltun\)l!oouer auf i~m Nrmerft ifl, (3) Tn \illa~rnrlf}tin gilt fUr bit 1J)Qurr tintt
(3) ?tbf. 1 Oi (t nidjt fill' 3a9ttil bom 'lagr ber ~ull~tUung ab gm<f)ntt, rDlD"!
nicbt rim filqm l»eltungllbauC't auf i~m bttmnrt ill,
1. cir QbnlaITuno t'on2d)llfjmaftrn (lb!r I!"tunition
out rinrm pol\~rilim Btnrf)mi~tm,,smicFjlanb Aur
I&nu~unfl Irbiglicf)auf bitfern \~-dlilflltanbi
§ 16
(1) mailrn. '(lJ.Runitio~) ~rn>etbi~rint O'brr
') bie ll3rrirnbung \)on 2d1ufjlo'lnrn obtt ~unllion lillalTmrmeinr bur fen nut an ~trDRrn, ~eaen burn
unmitlrluar in ba3 ~ufjlC:l1bi btm ~dJll1nb im gUDC'tlci flietcit trine ~rbenfCJ\ brflr~, auBar\l:eUt
;::inne bider '!lorid>rift fttbm \Jltid>: lDtrbtn, >IDo.ffmrdjeint auprrbem nut bri ~ad11Dti8
8.) bir 300au3fd)!iil1'e, mit ~u~na~me ton ~ergo rine3 IBrbt1qrrilfe~. 'Die 'i1ulljttUune ~at inibtfonbm
[anb unb tIT l13atifcf)rn '30UlluB[d)[uITc, 3U untctb!tibm .
b) tit uuib!1irfr, 1. an 'Perfonm untrr atDan~ig :la~ttni
c) bit [5rri3onr bon lliild; 2. an l£ntnu1nbigte ober geiftte !Dli nhrtltlrrtler i
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"h'. 18 - ~g bet ¥lu.3gabe: ~er(in, ben 20. V4'tH 1928 146
3. an glgtUntt obtt nad) giBeunttatt um~rqieflenbe 2lltttt8 ifl unter Uu~[d)lufl bti m~tA~~ nUt bie
~krfoncni 18tfd)tnetbe im ~uf~d)tBtnege bhiltltt alDri aD~m au'
[af~g.
4. an 'Ptr[onrn, bie lt1e\jm gtUIlibtr~onblunBm gegen
bie §§ Bl, B3 bi~ 90, 105, 106, 107, 1078., (3) <Dlt ~ufl6nbige I8r~rbt fann au!n~mil\1lei[e
110 bi~ 120/ 122, 123 21bf.2, §§ 124 oil 130, bem 3ur ~b[iefmme !In:~flid)trtm ben toeil:eten \8en~
IBI8, 211 bil 215, 223 bi~ 228, 240, 241, '243, ber Sd)u6toaffm unb ~ition auf jebtqringen
244, 249 bie 25~, 292 bill 294, 2g6, 340, 361 Iffiibenuf eti}attm, menn nod) £lage bell ~inadfa03 bie
~r. 3/ 4/ 5 unb 10 bea ettofge[ribud)ll, gtgm ~em6~r bc[te~t, ba~ Don bm 0egenlldnben rrin unau,
§ 118 bd ~min~~olIgefeeee nom 1. ~uli 1859 (a[~ger O}ebraudi gemad;lt midi.
(t3unbe~\]e[tbbL 6. 317), tJtgen baa ~e[t~ gtlltn
ben oerbucfleti[dJen unt> e.emeingtfd~r[jd)en ~. § 18
broUlI? bon <5pren8~offtn cern 9. ~uni 1884 (1) <.Dn lIDo~en. (~unttion8-) (h\:Dabl~tn Dba
(~eid)8gefe~bl. 6. G1), gegtn bie !lletorbnung
bell ~ateil bet l[Jolr~beauftragten ubn: ®afftn. ber ~affmrd)ein ift burt!} bie auftdnbier &f)otbe ~u
miberrujen unb einoll.,lief)fn, menn bie lBora~fe\lungm
befi~ oom 13. =.lonuot 1919 (~eicf)ageit~bl.
flit bie lhteilung be~ 6d)tin~ ni~t gegebm mcren
6. 31, 12'2), gegm ba8 ~ere~ Clber tie (fnt.
\:Doftnung ber l}3eooltrrung nom 7. Il(uguft 1020 abet nidit me.qr oorliegen.
(~tidj~gereb6L 6. 1553), gtgm bie §§ I, 2, (2) .::lm !JaUr bet! lffiibttrui8 rann bie iujldnbige
<1 bill 7, 8 mr. 3, § 19 bea ~e[~ea 3um 6cf)u~e Bef)Otbe ~uB!tid) bie I},[bHeftnlng bet' ~U611l(lffm unb
ber ~e\lub[i t nom 21. ~u[i 19'22 (~eid)8gdetol. I \.munition cerlongen. <Die motftflrlfttn im § 17 ¥1bf. :?
6, 585) ober gtgl'n bie ~otfcf)riftrn bief~ ~e· geltrn mtfpred)enb.
[etea ~u einer ~[ei~eit~fhofe 'Don mMjr al8 3roti § 19
Iffiocf)en red)tl!rr5ftig cerurteilt roorben [inb, menn (1) llineB lIDa~en. ('.munitione.) ~noerbfdjtin3 obet
feit ber merbit6ung, bet ~etja9rung Db" bem (tr· ein~ !IDaffrnfd)einB bebl1Tfm ~innd)tlid) btt iQnen
laITe ber etroft nodi nid)t funf 3~re Oet~orren bienflhd) geheferttn &flu5maffen obrt ~unitlon nid)t
(inb; i~ bie Strafe nad) einer !probe~it ttloffen, 1. Ne ~(ngtf:)Origen ber bMltfcf)cn ~tD1ilcbt, bie
[0 (auft bie ~[i~ non fUn! ~a~rm uon bem &. 'Po[iotibtomten OrB ~et~ unb bet lldnber [craie
ginne ber 't)robeoeitj bie ~renAo ufnd)t8- unb goUfaI:>nbltt1e~btatlttm
5. an lllC'tfonm, grgm bie auf Su[iifflgfcil Don 'poli. bel' ~eicf}8finan30rrroaltungi
3Mauf~cfjt obrr auf 'Ile-t[u~ tee ~ilrgf'!lidlrn O:f)rrn. 2, l.Be-amte ober Illngefle!Ite, benm bon brr au~6n.
rcd>te rrrannt toorbrn ill, fur bie 'DoUtr btr Su. bigen ~eld)3- ober ~a~~ber:,Orbr baA !:Red)t 3um
lii[ftgreit her lPoli~eiClufn~t obtt beB mer!urte!! Eet ilt1~rm DOn 6cf)uliroolfrn Dti orflimmt ~u be~ei~
hjro("[licf)m ~9HnrtdJte, nenben b1en~rid?en Wnlaffen oalief)en ift Dber auf
(:J) ::Sie obt'r~m eanbeg~ehOrl::en fonnen butd) !lrr· ~runb Rele~rtd)tt mor[d>riftrn ~ulle~l. '21n eteUe
orbnung lieflimmen, bali SUlD;brr~anb[ungen gegen ~e« Iillaffenf~ein! mIt bei i~nen eine enriDte·
loru.'«tcdltricf)e St"tof'oorjcf)riitrn ben SutniberQanb. d)enbt !8t[cf)Mni\1Ung ~tr borgr[e1tm 1)ien\l. obn:
lungrn gegcn bit im ~l 01. 1 ~r. 4 be~eicfjnetm nief?8. ber ~uf~d)t8be~orbt.
red)[tief?m IBtjlimmungen g[eicf)gejle[[t lDM:bm. (2) lIDerhen btn im ~I, 1 Deoeid)neten ~fonrn
(g) lllullnof)men 'Don ~rbf. 1 mr. I, 3 Wlb 4 (onntn :'5d)u6mofftn ober I.munition bienOlitfl nidit geliefert,
auf ~rntroH Don brr 3u~dnbigrn 'l:Ie~orbt be\:DiU1gt obet i~ ba~ ~u~rm anbem al~ bet bienftrtd) gdiefa.
lNrCen. ten ediuliroaffm geborm., [0 ift hie tJoTgtl'!'tte <.Dienl1·
o!-er bie ~ufnd)t8be[}Drbe befugt, i~ntn e1nt !8efd)eini.
§ 17 gung aU~Au~ellm, auS beT bog ~ed)l ~u,m \Et'Itl"be btr
(t) Vcrfonm. bmm naro § 1G ~b(. 1 ~t, 1 bill' 5 iSd)uliwajftn unb ber 9.Runition c>btr aum fiU~rrn
~in ®affen. (~unitionl3') '-!nnerbidlein ober ein Iillaf· ber Ed)u6roaffen er~d)tItd) ilt.
len[mein nid)t aU8grjlrQt IN'teen ~orf, ~nb, nmlR nidlt
rine ~ul!naf)me naef? § 15 mf. 3 belDiUigt iO, aud) 3um § 20
&ii~e Don Zd)uBmoijm obrr\munition nicbt oeredltigl, (1) ~W nadl btr \3an.bdBeie~gebu~ bie l!rbtbung
!Jon O}ebu~nn fur bie 111ut!~enung b~ '1J3afj'rnerlt1frb.
(2) \.Derjontn, bit 3um i8e-f1~e Don 8djulirooftrn obrr
[djein~ ober brll lffia!fmrcf)tin8 au[df~g, 10 &rfHmmt
~ltnition nid\! bmdltigt nnb, f)abrn bie in i~rem ~,
lid) bie !5e~fetung biefn I}rbu9rm naef) ben burd) bit
f1,~e f-efinb[idim 5d)u6lOaffm Wlb lJRunition unorquij'
~eidjSn~ietung mit '3u[timmung ~ !Rtil!)8Tot~ fefl·
[lrti brr ou~anbigm lBeoorbe lJtgen (fmpfon~abefd)einl'
gefttten ~runbi6.~en.
g,unq in l!lerl1Jaqtung ~u {leont. S)aben ftt elnen gefe6'
~ch~n 93rrtrrt", fo Uegt if)m bide ll3et'PfHrotung 06. (2) ~l1t '21u~jlenung eineft i.munition~erltlrtbrd)ein@
,?otern biefe ~et[on obet' ibn gcfe~ricfjrn mtrtntet merben (~{Hlqrm ni~t nbobm.
uber bie 6cfluBttloFjen obn: \munition nicf)t binnen
lech~ l]1oMtm ,llIounftm ein~ im 8inne birfe~ ~e[e\le6 § 21
~r:~dltigtm burcfl ~lbtntllnfl b~ 5eta~obeanfprud)~ (1) c.Der =.lo~(eaia~b[cf)ein tineft beutfd)en \3a.nbee be·
~e-truAM1, ronn bie 3uit{mbloe lBeb6rbe bie CHmignunR rl"d}tigt 1m eeiamtm !'Reief?6gebiete lD6flnnb ber Daurr
bet Bmujltoaffrn unb ~l"1umti.on an lim ~egen Suf1[unl) leinn (Y,ulttgfeit ten ]nf)c.ber 3um lZmmt Don
~ Bt1nClncn !ffiert~ ocr(onBCtl. 'De-t (!l\lm[um~uber. :Jagbmorten unb 'J\lu!lfeuenoaffen in btm barin I.'e-t.
9an~ fommt burd) Su~clIWlg be~ entfpncf)mben ~e. merrten Urnfang unb oum (!;mme 'Don I!lhInilion hir
fdielbll 3uftanbe. ~gen bie 3eOie~un8 td srmeinen .::lagb- unb 13 auflieutrltlafftn.
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146 !Rricf)~geiebO(att, .511~r9an9 1928, 2eH I
(2) 1)cr 3Qgb[~in rim! beut!~en ~anbd bmd/tiet ftatt.bfttt, bdli9tJ trmitbt, feilf,6It, anberen Iibn.
im gefamten !Rei~gebiele md~nnb bet !Dauer [einer Idat, ben C!rmrtb eber bal! Ubet(afftn oermittelt,
~Illtigfeit ben 5nqabtt aum il~nn Don 5o~blDaffen fi~ aum {frnHrli eoer UbnlalTtn nbtdrt, ein-
auf ber 50gb, beim 5ag!)fd1ui unb mun~8f~leflm [0- fugtt ober be~tt,
lDie auf Dm baau ee~iirigm 6in. unb 9hldnle~n. 5n 2. <5diu~lIlafftn ftl9rt J
bem \lirid/en Umfang betn:f)tlat bet 3agbf~"n audi
aum Bii~ren einer fiauflfeumooffr. 3. bie t~m gtmal3 § 14 oolirgrnbt 2(natiBt nlcflt ober
nidjl nd}tatihg erjtcttet,
§ 22 (2) mebtn bet \Strafe fonnen bit CSd)ujn)afftn, bie
u) tDie llinfuIjr Don C5d)u~lDaffen unb ~D1unition i~ ~unit{on ober bie [lonicfltungen, auf bit fi~ bit [lraf·
nut auf <»runb cinel! !IDalftn. (l1Jlunition~) lhmttb· batt 6anbIun~ beAltgt, of}nr 1Riid\id)t bataufJ Db ftr
Idleinl! (~ 10), einel lIDaffrnfd/einm (§ 15) ober rinti bem '.Uttr Be onn, tingeaogtn merben. 5ft bie !Un·
~
5agbld)elna (§ 21) in bem Umfang gtflaUd, in bern Ol une eber erurtellung riner btlhmmtrn ~ttfon
biefe &f,tine ~um (hmnbe Don 6cf)u§roafftn ober nl t burd)f11~TbaYL [o fann auf bit IhnaitqunB bet
lJRunilion btttd1tigm. ul3lDafftn, ber ~nition obtr bet 'lJottidjtungrn
(2) <Ditle ~orfcf)rift finbet rtinr tinltlrnbung auf bie ftlbftonbil'l erfcnnt reerben.
lhnfuqr burd) eit im § 11 braei~ntttn ~~orbtn unb
~metbdttibmbrn. § 26
§ 23 lfitr til bor[dblicQ obrr fa9r[ar~g unterl6!U, au oer-
(1) gum !8eft~ tintS l1nafttn. ober ~unit1on.8lagn8 ~inbttn, ba~ tine ~u [einer fjaullBunrinfdjafr gehOtigr
(tibf. 2), bal! nid>t au einem n~ ~a6~abe blrftf ~t. unb [einer ~uffidlt ober ~tAitfiung unterliegenbe 'Per·
fettS gtnt9migttn (§ § 2, 5) Glrtnerbebetr1.ebe ge~orl [on unter ~lt)an3i9 5aIlnn ben ~orfd';lrifttn bitft8 me·
eber ~c:r, nlcfit 1m ~eft~ riner bet im § 11 ~. 1 unb 2 ftbts 6Ul:tJibrr ~d)u5lDaffm, ~uni(ioll ober bie im
brarid,nttrn ~t~rbtn bejinbet, III bie ~ntf)miAung Ott ~ ~-1 2lb[. 2 beatid)ntttn !l3ottid)rungtn I)rrlleUl, re·
auftlinblgm !8e~atbt n1orbe-dld). cnie mtm~~gun(\ crbeiret, inflanbit~t, belti.Qt, ermirbt, ftilqalt, cnberen
bcr! nut tkt1"oTttn rrteHt mM:ben, gtgm berm 8u, il.bttlii~t, ben ~rmtrb eber bo3 UbulaITtn nermittelt,
lltTfar~(lftlt f!ine &btn~n bt1leQfn. ~uf bit (htelluno ~cf} Aum (!rl1letb ober Uberla!ftn trbittet, tinfuqrt, br·
bet @~mlgung finbm bit ~orfcf,rifttn bel! § 16 flbt ober Eidju5mQfttn filqrt l lDirb £Itma& § 2;> bieir~
?lbr. 1 \Sau 2, mr. 2, 3, auf iE)trn Iffiibenuf bie ~fttt8 bt1haft.
~orfd)rifttn bn §§ 17, 18 tnl [-ptrd)tn.be ~ nrotnbung. § 27
(2) 2l1l! !IDafftnlaget RUt tin !&~anb IlOn meE)r al~ (I) !mer bit iut 'Durd)fi!qrun£l bierti ~[tt~ DOli
ft1nf 6cl)uVmalfrn btr gltid)en ~tt, all! ~un (tlDnl!lo~er brr ~tid)8tegitrung trlaftentn ~orfd)tifrrn (§ 28) bor·
ein ~Ilanb bon mtnr alS ~unbnt 'Patronen. \8ei fdtlicf} aber fQ~r16r~g ubrrtritt, roitb mit ~rlbfitatr
3agblDaffm gUt aliI mafftnlagtt tin I8tflanb Don mphr biA AU einnunbtrtfUnf~ig !Reid)~marf obn: mit 50ft
alll atE)n 5aghmafftn, all! I.munitlonlllagtt etn \8Mtanb be~raft.
Don mrf)r all! taulenb ~gb\)Qtronm. (2) !ffirr bm im \!C&{. 1 be~tid)netm llJorfdjrifien
llor[6b[icf) auJt)iht~anbrfl, nad)btm rr mrgm i~nr
§ 24 t>orr6~[icf)tn oOtt fa~rldrftf1tn Ol-nlittun(] alDrimal
(1) tDie .l5njhUung, ber .l5anbeI, bit <finfuhr, ba3 mbt8frliftig btturteilt ill, milb mit <befcingniS bi8 ~u
iJil~nn lomie bn: !&~b llon ~u§roaiftn, b\e aum einem ~a~tt unb mit <F>elblhafe ottr mit einn biefer
fd)ltunigtn Sn:Itgen frDn ben fUr 50gb- unl> ellert· !Strafm 6tfttaft. '!:litre '!lor fd)rift ~"bet feine 2!n·
Artltdt aUgtmtin iibIid}tn Umfang ~inaull btlonber~ lDenhung, lDmn ftil ber !Rtd}tBfraft brr Ittttn ~tt·
eingtricQtrt obrr in 6tf>dtn, ed,irmtn, !RoQnn obn in urteifung bill 3ur !BtAtqunA ber neutn 'l.at mt~r aI8
iiqnlid)tr lIDeije ntrborgm finb (rogmannte ll1lilbbiebll. brei ~obre llet~offtn [tnb.
gtlDtE)re), iflDtrbottn.
(2) \fierbotrn i~ aud1 bit fjrrOeUung, brt 3)anbtf, bie ~bld)lIittVI
(finfu~r, ba~ fil1~rrn rOlDie ber \8rftb Don 6dlu§roanen,
e~ufl· unb nbttgGngAbelUmmungtn
bit mit eintr IDorrid,tung ~Ut nampfung bell 6cf)uo,
fnaLU ober mit ilitlDe~rfd)tinroerfern ntrfe~tn finb, § 28
CDolI mnbot trfinct! fld) aucfl auf bit bejeicflnettn ilor· 'Die aur !DurcflfllE1rung birjt8 (»tfeilt8 rrfotbrrlid>tn
rid)tungen antin. iJllr bit .l5er~rUun9 [ol~pr ®afttn '!lotId)rirten et"i~t bit !Reid)8ttgltlung mit ~ufhm·
obfr ~orrid)tunetn allr \l1Ul!f~r f6nnen auf 'iIntra(l mung btll ~ricfi~tatlt 61t fann barin in~beronbtTt
\?J.ullna~mrn btlDlUigt lDetbtn. ~immunB'tn Ilbn: bit ~auf~a,tiRun8 brr S)tr!te{(un9
bon 6d)u&manen ober ~unition, ul;!n: ben .l5anbtl mil
'i!bfd1nitt V bitftn ~t8mflanbrn unb uL!rt ben ~r;d,laft8brtrieb, tin-
etTo'bfllhnm ungtn fd)litfllid) btt !Bucfif!if)rung, brr in ben §§ 2, 5 be~tid',
neltn /!ltl'OrrPrtnibtnbrn tttften. 6it fann ferntt fUr
§ 25 be~immte !LTton non 6d)u~ltlaffm obn !munition ~ull·
(I) ~it l3efdngnill bill AU brei Jahnn unb mil nagmm lJon bm morfd,riften biffe~ Q)eltiee 3ulaften.
~tlbllTafe obtr mit riner bielrr (5trafen lDirb brfhaft,
mtr borla~lid, obet fa{)rldff1e btn ~eO;mmu.ngen bieft~ § '29
(»efrtell aultlibtr (l) eDn (ft[af! meitttge~mbtr IBr[dJrlinfunptn Iil>tr
1. ~d)u~roaffen, IDlunition aber bir im § 24 21bf. 2 bie .5ttfltUung, ben 6anbef, bm ~rrtltrb, bas Ollbre"
btaeid)nelen !!ottid)tungrn ~trflent, bearbritet, in. unll btn \&fi~ Don 6~u~lt)alfen Dobrr !Dtunition burd)
11
~r. 18 - ~g ber ~dgllbt: t3;r[in, ben 20. ~1Jri[ 1~28 147
bie ~6nbtr i~ undul6Wg. 'Dita gilt aud) ~inpd)t[jd) !}rrorbnung ti&tr bit Umt~nuDll lUIi[Qnblr~r IBGb-
(old)n: iSd)u6waffrn unb !munition, fUr bit Btmd6 rungen U1Ib bit !kfnluAg~rtll&t fur !3ltbbrrfidlttun.
~ 28 6ab 3 ~Mnaf)mm con ben \!lotid;tiften biereS gnr bet eued)nuDll brr ~rfilberunllfttUtr.
@tf*~ auge1affm ftnb. !Jom 3. ftllrU 1928.
(2) 60weit !Bercbr6nfungcn ber im 21bf. 1 be~ridj.
neten ~ It be~ebcn, rreten pc fp6teftrn8 [ecf)ll !monatr ~uf ~ruttb be~ § 11 ~br. 3, § 21 mr.2 bd !Det·
nad) bem :1nhafttrrtrn biC1cS <br[*~ au6rr ~raft. ftd)e[ung[teucr8er*~ in ber Ha!fung bell ~tbirtl IX bet
Srotitrn 6teucrnotorrorbnung nom 1\:l. De3tmbcr
§ 30 1923 (~til!1l!grrebbl. I 15. 1'20~), bra ~ttirtl XIX 9 6
(l)!IDtr brim SrJhafttrrtrn bideS ~efrbe!! ein bet SlDfiten It3ttutrnotvrrotbnung unb bel! § 2 oer
nad) [einen morf~tiften (§§ 2, 5) gmef)migungllp~id} 'SlDeitm ~erorllnung aUt <Durdifii~tun9 btll !1Riina'
tigtll <brmrrbe brtreibt ober tin nad) § '23 eene~mi. gefebrll com 12. <Dt~embet 1924 (!Rtid)IlBt[rbbl I
gungllllflid)tigd !ffiaffen. ober !munitionlllog'rr bfllijt, 5. 77 5) witt folgcnbell be~iUlmt:
~at bit ()rntf)mi~ung binnen einem !monat nad) bern
~nftafttTttrn bie[tIl ~efe~eti dU becntrcgen.
(2) <DIe Strafbarfrit grmdti § 25 ~b[. 1 IJ"lI. 1 tntt
§ 1
in birftUl ualle trft mit ~b[auf rine!! !mona til nod) bern '!>lr \!lcrorbnung \ibn UmileOung ber \!ler[ldm'Ung.
~ftafttrrttn birfrll lkfebtl! ober, faIlS ber 2lntrag in- ~rurt auf ~olbrrcf>nung nom 28. Sanuat 1924 (!Rridi~·
ner~alb -birfrr [Jrift grjlellt i[t, mit ~blaufrine! !mo· gtfe~L I 6.38) witt wir folgt gednbm:
natl! nad) (riner rnbgiiltigen a.Dlrf)nung ein,
1. § 1 fu. 1b 6a~ 2 tt~dlt fo(~nbe Ooaffung:
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Law Gazette of the Reich
Part I
Contents: Firearms and Ammunition Act. April 12, 1928. page 143
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Part I
General
§1
(1) In the context of this Act, firearms are weapons which operate on the principle of a bullet
or a load of shot being forced through a barrel by means of the generation of explosive gases
or compressed air.
(2) In the context of this Act, ammunition includes ready-to-use ammunition for firearms as
well as gunpowder of all kinds.
(3) Finished or prefabricated essential components of firearms or ammunition are con-
sidered to be equivalent to finished objects of this kind.
Part II
Manufacture of Firearms and Ammunition
§2
(1) Anyone who manufactures, modifies or repairs firearms or ammunition on a professional
basis must obtain a permit. The refilling of cartridges is considered to be equivalent to the
manufacture of ammunition.
(2) The issuance as well as the revocation of a permit may not be made dependent on a
determination of an applicant's need for the permit.
(3) With respect to the construction of gunpowder factories or other facilities for the
manufacture of ammunition, a permit in accordance with §16 of the Trading Regulations for
the German Reich remains mandatory.
§3
The order by means of which a manufacturer's permit is denied or revoked may be appealed
in accordance with the regulations governing protests against police orders, as these regula-
tions are set out in the legal codes of the German Lands. In cases where these regulations
do not provide for proceedings in Administrative Court, or do not admit such proceedings in
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the case in question, the regulations set out in §§20 and 21 of the Trading Regulations for
the German Reich apply instead.
§4
If a permit has been conclusively denied or revoked, a new application for a permit may be
filed only after at least three years have passed since the conclusive decision was made
known.
Part III
Dealing in Firearms and Ammunition
§5
(1) Anyone who, on a professional basis, purchases, offers for sale, or otherwise provides
to others, either firearms or ammunition, or acts as mediator in the purchase or provision of
such items, or offers his services to effect their purchase or provision, requires a permit to do
so.
(2) The regulations of § 2 Section 2 and §§ 3,4 apply as appropriate.
§6
A permit in accordance with § 5 may not be issued to
1. junk dealers,
2. persons specified in §16 Section 1 Clause 2; exceptions may be made in accordance
with § 16 Section 3.
§7
(1) Dealing in firearms is prohibited
1. to travelling vendors,
2. at festivals, events featuring shooting competitions, and fairs, with the exception of
trade fairs.
(2) The selling and provision of ammunition required at shooting competitions is exempted
from the regulations of Section 1 No.2.
§8
Public and private pawn shops are not permitted to lend money on firearms and ammunition.
§9
(1) Beginning six months after this Act comes into force, only such firearms as bear the
name or registered trademark of the manufacturing firm or the dealer (§5) and which bear a
serial number may be professionally sold or provided to others within Germany.
(2) Firearms not identified by the name or registered trademark of a domestic manufacturer
must be marked with a manufacturing number and the name or registered trademark of a
domestic dealer.
Part IV
Purchase, Carrying, Importation and Ownership
of Firearms and Ammunition
§10
(1) Firearms or ammunition may be provided orpurchased only on submission of a Weapons
or Ammunition Acquisition Permit issued by the appropriate authorities.
(2) The acquisition permit is valid for the period of one year from the date of issue, provided
that a shorter period of validity has not been specified on it.
(3) Section 1 does not apply to:
1. the provision of firearms or ammunition at shooting booths or ranges licensed by the
police, where the firearms and ammunition are to be used on-site only;
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2. the export of firearms or ammunition directly out of the country. In the context of the
present regulation, this includes the following:
a) the customs zones. with the exception of Helgoland and the customs zones of
Baden,
b) the foreign trade zones,
c) the trade zone of Lubeck;
3. the conveyance of firearms and ammunition by persons who, as part of their
profession, arrange for or conduct the transport of goods, particularly by haulers, carriers,
ocean shipping agents. the Postal Service, or the Railway.
§11
The following do not require a Weapons or Ammunition Acquisition Permit:
1. authorities of the Reich or the Lands as well as the German Reich Railway Association;
2. community authorities whom the highest authority of their Land has granted the right of
acquisition without an Acquisition Permit;
3. the professionals specified in §5 who are officially licensed.
§12
Holders of Weapons Permits do not require Weapons Acquisition Permits for weapons
included in the scope of the Weapons Permits.
§13
Holders of Weapons Acquisition Permits or Weapons Permits do not require Ammunition
Acquisition Permits to acquire the ammunition needed for the weapons in question.
§14
Anyone who acquires firearms or ammunition by inheritance must report this to the proper
authorities withi n six weeks of the date of acquisition. This report must detail the kind and
number of firearms and ammunition, and-in the case of gunpowder-the weight.
§15
(1) Anyone who carries a firearm outside his home, his place of business, or his fenced-in
property must carry an official permit (Weapons Permit) on his person. "Carrying a firearm"
does not include its use on shooting ranges officially licensed by the police.
(2) Provided that its validity is not expressly restricted to a smaller area, the Weapons Permit
is valid throughout the Reich proper. Through an appropriate notation on the permit, the right
to carry a firearm can be restricted to certain, clearly specified occasions and locations.
(3) A Weapons Permit is valid for a period of one year from the date of issue, provided that
a shorter period is not specified.
§16
(1) Weapons (Ammunition) Acquisition Permits may only be Issued to persons whose
trustworthiness is not in question; further, Weapons Permits may only be issued on proven
need. In particular, permits may not be issued to
1. persons under the age of 20 years;
2. legally incapacitated or mentally inferior persons;
3. Gypsies or vagabond persons;
4. persons who have been legally sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than
two weeks for violations of §§81, 83 to 90, 105, 106, 107, 107a, 110 to 120, 122, 123 Section
2, §§124to 130, 181a, 211 to 216,223 to 228, 240, 241,243,244,249 to 255,292 to 294,
296, 340, 361 Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 10 of the Penal Code, of §148 of the Federal Customs
Regulation of July 1, 1869 (Federal Law Gazette p. 317), of the law against the criminal and
dangerous use of explosives, June 9,1884 (Law Gazette of the Reich p. 61), of the Ordinance
of the Council of People's Representatives regarding the possession of weapons, January 13,
1919 (Law Gazette of the Reich p. 31 , 122), of the law regarding the disarming of the people,
August 7, 1920 (Law Gazette of the Reich p. 1553), of §§1, 2, 4 to 7, 8 No.3, §19 of the Law
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forthe Protection of the Republic, July 21, 1922 (Law Gazette of the Reich I, p. 585), or of the
stipulations of the present Act--provided that five years have not yet passed since the
sentence was served, lapsed, orwas remitted; if the sentence was remitted after a probationary
period, the term of five years is calculated from the start of the probationary period;
5. persons under mandatory police supervision or who have been relieved of their civil
rights-for as long as these remain under mandatory police supervision or remain stripped of
their civil rights;
(2) The highest authorities of the Lands may decree that violations of state [Land] penal
codes are to be considered equivalent to violations against the federal [Reich] laws set out in
Section 1 NO.4.
(3) Exceptions to Section 1 Nos. 1, 3 and 4 may be granted on request by the relevant
authorities.
§17
(1) Persons to whom a Weapons (Ammunition) Acquisition Permit or a Weapons Permit
may not be issued, in accordance with § 16 Section 1 Nos. 1 to 5, are also not permitted to
possess firearms or ammunition, unless an exception has been granted under §16 Section
3.
(2) Persons who are not entitled to the possession of firearms or ammunition shall without
delay hand in any firearms or ammunition in their possession to the appropriate authorities for
safekeeping; they shall be given a written acknowledgement of receipt. If a person to whom
this regulation applies has a legal representative, the responsibility to comply rests with the
representative. If this person or his legal representative does not ensure that the firearms and
ammunition become available to a person entitled to their possession in the spirit of the present
law by relinquishing to such a person the right to claim return of the items in question, the
authorities responsible can require that ownership of the firearms and ammunition be trans-
ferred to themselves [the authorities] instead, in return for the payment of their market value.
Transfer of ownership is effected by means of notice being given. An appeal against the
determined market value may be addressed to the supervisory authority within two weeks;
recourse to legal action is not an option.
(3) The authorities responsible may, in exceptional cases, permit persons obliged by law to
hand in their firearms and ammunition to retain possession of these items if the facts of the
individual case guarantee that the objects will not be misused; such permission can be
withdrawn at any time.
§18
(1) The Weapons (Ammunition) Acquisition Permit is to be revoked and confiscated by the
authorities responsible if the prerequisites for its issue are not met, or are no longer met.
(2) In the case of revocation of a permit, the authorities responsible may demand that the
firearms and ammunition be turned in at the same time. The stipulations of §17 Section 2
apply as appropriate.
§19
(1) With respect to the firearms or ammunition provided to them in the line of duty, the
following persons do not require a Weapons (Ammunition) Acquisition Permit:
1. members of the German Wehrmacht, police officials in the service of the Reich or
the Lands, as well as border patrol and customs investigation officials employed with the
Financial Administration of the Reich;
2. government officials or employees whom the Reich or Land authorities responsible
have granted the right to carry firearms at specifically defined instances in the line of duty, or
to whom this right is granted by legal provisions. In such cases, the Weapons Permit is replaced
by an appropriate license or certificate, issued by the superior or supervisory authority.
. (~) If firearms or ammunition are not officially provided to persons specified in Section 1, or
If firearms other than those officially supplied are required, the superior or supervisory
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departments are authorized to issue certificates entitling these persons to purchase or carry
a firearm.
§20
(1) If the legal provisions of a Land admit the levying of fees for issuing Weapons Acquisition
Permits or Weapons Permits, the amount of these fees will be determined by the guidelines
set jointly by the government of the Reich and the Reich Council.
(2) No fees are to be levied for issuing an Ammunition Acquisition Permit.
§21
(1) An annual hunting license issued by a German Land authorizes its owner, throughout
the German Reich and for the period of the permit's validity, to acquire hunting weapons and
handguns to the number indicated on the license, as well as to acquire ammunition for these
hunting weapons and handguns.
(2) A hunting license issued by a German Land authorizes its owner, throughout the German
Reich and for the period of the permit's validity, to carry hunting weapons on occasions of
hunting, game protection and shooting practice, as well as on the return trips involved in these
activities. A hunting license authorizes the carrying of a handgun in the same scope and
manner.
§22
(1) Importation of firearms or ammunition is permitted only with a Weapons (Ammunition)
Acquisition Permit (§ 10), a Weapons Permit (§15) or a hunting license (§21), and only to the
extent to which these permits authorize the acquisition of firearms or ammunition.
(2) This regulation does not apply to importation by the authorities and professionals
specified in §11.
§23
(1) Official authorization is required for the possession of weapons or ammunition stores
(Section 2) not belonging to a professional enterprise sanctioned by this Act (§§2, 5) and not
in the possession of one of the authorities set out in §11 Nos. 1 and 2. Only such persons
whose trustworthiness is in no way in question may be authorized. § 16 Section 1 Clause 2,
Sections 2 and 3 apply as appropriate to the granting of such authorization; §§17, 18 apply
as appropriate to its revocation.
(2) A weapons store is defined as a stock of more than five firearms of one and the same
kind, an ammunition store as a stock of more than one hundred cartridges. For hunting
weapons, a weapons store is defined as a stock of more than ten hunting weapons, an
ammunition store as a stock of more than one thousand hunting cartridges.
§24
(1) Manufacturing, dealing, importation, carrying, or possession of firearms which have been
specially designed to be rapidly disassembled beyond the measure usual for hunting and
sports purposes, or which are concealed in canes, umbrellas, piping or in similar ways
(so-called poachers' guns) is prohibited.
(2) Further, manufacturing, dealing, importation, carrying, or possession of firearms
equipped with a device to silence the report of a shot, or with rifle spotlights, is prohibited. This
ban also extends to these modifying devices in and of themselves. With respect to the
manufacture of such weapons or devices for export purposes, exceptions may be granted
upon request.
Part V
Penal Laws
§25
(1) Anyone who, in deliberate or negligent violation of the present law,
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1. manufactures, modifies, repairs, lends money on, acquires, offers for sale, makes
available to others, mediates in the acquisition or making available to others, imports or
possesses weapons, ammunition or the devices described in §24 Section 2,
2. carries firearms, or
3. fails to file, or to file in time, the notice which it is incumbent upon him to file in
accordance with § 14,
will be penalized with up to three years' imprisonment and/or a monetary fine.
(2) Over and above this penalty, the weapons, ammunition or devices to which the
punishable act in question relates may be confiscated regardless of whether they belong to
the offender or not. If no specific individual/s can be prosecuted or convicted, confiscation of
the weapons, ammunition or devices may be carried out without these concomitants.
§26
Anyone who, deliberately or through negligence, fails to prevent a person under the age of
twenty years, who is a member of his household and subject to his supervision, from violating
the present Act by manufacturing, modifying, repairing, lending money on, acquiring, offering
for sale, making available to others, mediating in the acquisition or the making available to
others, importing or possession offirearms, ammunition orthe devices specified in §24 Section
2, or by carrying firearms, will be penalized in accordance with §25 of the present Act.
§27
(1) A monetary fine of up to one hundred and fifty Reichsmark or a term of imprisonment
applies to anyone who deliberately or through negligence violates the juridical stipulations for
the enforcement ( §28) of the present Act.
(2) Anyone who deliberately violates the regulations set out in Section 1 after having been
twice previously convicted for deliberate or negligent violation of the same will be penalized
with a term of up to one year in prison and/or a monetary fine. This regulation does not apply
if more than three years have passed since the last conviction prior to commission of the new
offence.
Part VI
Final and Interim RegUlations
§28
The regulations required for the enforcement of this Act will be issued by the government
of the Reich, with the agreement of the Reich Council. In particular, the government of the
Reich may issue regulations pertaining to the manufacture of firearms and ammunition, to
dealing in such objects, and to the conduct of business, especially records-keeping, by such
professionals as are set out in §§2, 5. Further, it may admit of exceptions to the regulations
of the present Act which govern certain kinds of firearms or ammunition.
§29
(1) The individual Lands may not impose farther-reaching restrictions to the manufacture,
dealing, acquisition, carrying and possession of firearms and ammunition. This also goes for
such firearms and ammunition for which exceptions are permitted in accordance with §28
Clause 3.
(2) Any restrictions of the kind specified in Section 1 which are in effect at the present time
will cease to be in force at most six months after the present law takes effect.
§30
(1) Anyone who, at the time this law takes effect, carries on business activities which require
a permit in accordance with the present Act (§§2, 5), or who possesses a weapons or
ammunition store requiring a permit in accordance with §23. must apply for a permit within
one month from the date on which this law takes effect.
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(2) A criminal offence as detailed in § 25 Section 1 NO.1 occurs if one month lapses following
the coming into force of the present law, or, if a permit was applied for within this period, at
the end of one month after this permit was definitely refused.
§31
In the case of persons who, at the time this law takes effect, possess firearms or ammunition
without being entitled to such possession under the present law, a punishable act in accord-
ance with §25 Section 1 NO.1 occurs six weeks after this law has taken effect.
§32
The manufacturing and trading enterprises specified in §§ 2, 5 are subject to the usual
trading regulations insofar as no special regulations have been set out in the present Act.
§33
The stipulations of the law governing the peace agreement between Germany and the Allied
and Associated Powers, July 16, 1919 (Law Gazette of the Reich p. 687), as well as the juridical
regulations and orders issued for its implementation by the government of the Reich, remain
unaffected by the present Act.
§34
(1) This law will take effect on October 1, 1928. At the same time, the Ordinance issued by
the Council of People's Representatives on January 13, 1919, (Law Gazette of the Reich p.
31, 122) is repealed.
(2) With the exception of hunting licenses, the permits issued under regulations heretofore
in effect and which authorize the acquisition of firearms or ammunition or the possession of
firearms become invalid not later than six months after the present law takes effect.
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21. 3. :18 ~ 1l8!fl r,r II II II 8btfl immun een &11 § {) '!bf. 2 60b 2 ullb § II &le 2 bedUrun:bllllllO
Am er:>urd1ftit)I:Un9 br8 !ffIQfftllgrft~r8 " . 216
'ID 0 f fen g e f e ~.
~om 18. '1UiT~ 1938.
'Dir ~ticf)6HoirrIlI\O ('01 bo~ fOlgmbr l~rfr~ ~rrd,r~llrl1, bo8 ~itrrl1it \)ofliltbrl ieirb:
~bf~nilt I (4) Tlie (hlauoni8 batt [ernec uur etltilt lI:lttl>cn,
tlUgrmthlti menu ber ~ntk'Qf\[ttUtr unb bie fUr bit taufD\QnnifdJr
ober fUr bic ttd)nlrlf)r {?ritung fcinrj !<ir:6t8 in
§ 1 ~ullficf]t etnommwtn ~nfonrn bit fut ben '&fritb
(1) 8d)u~IDanCII im 6inm bitfer! (~frc~r8 [inb M ~rlDnbr3 rttotbnlicljc \Jtrfonlid,r 3u'Dttld[fl~hit
IlI.'aHen, f!d benen rill frlln Jtor~tl: hurd, aln8· ober nub roenn ber ~nh:a9f1tUrr ober bie fuk' bit te~n,[d)e
~uflbrucf burd; eiueu {!auf actdrbrn merbm fann. \!citung ftil1t~ ~trit&r8 in !tut:ficf)l grncmmcnr
~erioll bie fur ben ~rtritb ty~ e;,n'rrN~ rrforbu(i~
(z) ~([8 ~lInition iiu Glnm bit[ei ~tiebei gilt fod)lid)c ~ignllll!1 ~rfi~tl1.
frrtlRr ~unitioll 3U \S;cftu~lJ:Hlftm [oll'iccd,ir!i+'lllnn
jrbrr ~rt. (j) cnit ~dnllblli8 barf nid)t erteilr lUubrtl, reenn
btl' ~fntl'a~[ttUn: unb bit flir bit f(]ufmQnnir~ obn
(d) Unlillt obcr lJcrgrarocllrlr \l)r;rntlid}e trHr fill: bit tedjnifd)t ~tihlng [tinrlJ ettrit&rD in !(u!.
oen ~u~maftrn cbn ~unilion ~tljtl1 frrtintn fidjt f\tnolllmtnrn 'Pnjonm ober einer "on irynm
Sd;II~nlnffrll ober frrliqrr ~lInition \lltid).
3nbr ift.
§ 2 § 4
~)ito. obcr 0toBl1llliirn iin 6inne bie[f~ (})t[c~rg (1) ~ti brr (httilung ber l:hloubnij fonn einc
finD m3afftn, bie ihrer ~atut nad; b03u br~iml11t iJri ~ Dill Alii: maun tintt! 3(\~u{l br{timmt ltXtbm,
[inb, burd) .'5irb, 61o~ obcr ;Slid) IDrrle~llnHrn btl. inner~arb brrrn b08 ~mtrbe btRDntltll roerben lnu6,
;lIhillgtn. mlbrigmfoU@ bit ~tloubnig tr£ifcQt. 5fl eine nri~
~1~id;l1itt II Ilirtjt btfrimmt, [o rrlifd,t bie tttlaubnij,l1lrnn ba8~·
.(urprUung lion 66}uBl'tlaffm 1I11b ~t1nitil'n mrr&t nidjt inntt~alb tin~ :.\al)rta nad) ~rtcilune
cer (!rraubnt~ btgonnen mirb. ~it urifirn fiinnm
~ 3 llnlongert l'Orrbtn,l1>rnn tin mi6;ltiBn ~unb Dorlitet.
tl) m.,\tr flrllJcr~e\l"l&il16d)Il&l\)(\ifen obrl ~ullilioll (~) 'Dit lhlaubni« rrlifdjt funtr, mrnn btt ~.
f}fr~rUtn, brarbdtrn obn in~anb fr~rn roiU, ~tDarf lonbtlrtibtnbe bag ~rM feit einem 5a1)t nidjt
baau bet l!r1aubnill. ~(ll .\)rr~rUtn non ~lll1itiOI1 mef)r Qul9ru&! l)<Jt, o~nr baf! i~", baril~r f)inau~
~ilt oudi bag Iffiiebcrfabrn bon ~alronrnljiil[rn. cint tJrift gtUla~rt l1lotbrn ift, 'nnn~o(b bmn boo
(;!) tnie (!:rlauonie barf nllt rtleill l1ltrbCl1, lllttln ~rettbe IDiebrr o.ufRmommtn ronbm UluD. 'Diefe
bn: ~ntraj:\!1eUet bie brut[d}e 6toat«angrljin:igfelt [5rifl bdrdgl ~6d.J~enD tin ~~ri pe fonn brrlongert
lJr~tl unb im ~tid)~gcbiet rimn ft~en $or)n~~ ~ot. lorrbtn, rernl! tin lniet;tigtr ~runb "erHegt.
(3) 'Der ~ticfl~\lIini!1tt ht~ ~nntrn fonn im ~in· (3) tntt ~l1lrr&dTd&enbt Qat binnm finn !Doq
llftnt~mtn mit ben beteilitjttlt ~eid)8m ini nUll ~ue· fdjriftlid) IIn3uad{\rn, baD rt b<l8 ~tk brgonntn
IIn~lntn \)011 ben !23or[d}riftrn ht~ ?lor. 2 ~1I f{l!frn. r,ot obtr nidjt U1r~t QuBil&t.
72
21
266
§ ~ ~(bi~nitt IV
(1) '!)ic \ido1l6nlil dllC ?hl~ii61111~' res (~cluCtbcii ~rlorrb, aw:,ttn, tJrli~ unO liin;uht
ill ,i\tt'iicf,illnrQrmn, reenn in t-Ct ~Pftfolt bel5 ®c' bon !Bl1ntn unb ':munition
iucr['CtH ibcnben ober be;' (rei lerll Dci! 'Bctriebcil hie
1l)1>L1111~lc~unilcl1 nid}I mebr uorlirqeu, bie lib: bir ~ 1L
\il'lcillln~ bet C!tfaubniil erjorbr rlid) [inc. (I)J,'lllljwcnuaiirll biiriLII n\ll'i1cl-lcn'.'llll!h<iuti~\III"l
(e) GuU bie (irfoubni~ "llriidAclllHllmtn uxrbcu, rinre ~\lffcncnorrLiicbcinil iibrrfoITen ober rrmorl'clt
[0 tuun bie 'llicirerfii()IUI1\1 be"" ~l'IO,L:bcbctric&cJ mit ll'CI'~cn.
foillrti~1rr 'lliirfung I!odliufi~, llllicringt Il\ctbcl1. (~) :Dcr 'llinficnrrll)Cl'Gi~leill Rill flil' bie :.Dlllln cillct'
Dicfe ~(]Bnaf)me 'tllI altf;er ~holt, rocnn nia,t Jof.lrc~, bum 'tugc bel' ~(uSilclllllln 1111 qrwnnrl.
iuucrfialb einer ®od)c bcr 11nl\'On allY ~lucfl\ll~me
bel: AI1111111biHtn ~cf1';rbe l'crgr(cfll mire, bie uber (:1) ~(ui. 1 girt nid)t fiiI:
bic l.lorhiufiqc UntcrioBung VO{o(l ,lit rnlid)eiben f)ot; Oil bc H6erlaITllng ucu (jnultfeuCl'lol1ijfll auf eineut
qCfjen bir[t(!nlirf\~ibunq i~ cine ~dt:f)\lJcrbc llidjt \Joli,\eil id) 9rnehllliglr1l6d)ie~~allb;1Il ~cnlltlllnq
luIllffi\]. [~big[id) uu] bicielll 2:djicfl~anbi
~ Ii h) bclDerienbllnlJ bon iioll~icllnlt'niirn umniuelbnr
Jll bie (!r1ou~niil Imfl1!1t obcr ,1uriiaqcltolltlllCII in bas ~lu~lanb;
iuorocu, [o bar; iunerhnlb 3\t'cirr 311r,H eiuc neue c) bic Ilbermittlung run (311ll11yrllwnaficn bunf'
(ir[(]llblli~ nut erreilt rocrbcn, nrnn bfion~err 1I rn- \.ptrfonCII, bie grlnrrbl3ma~i~ (\;literoerienounBcn
~l,nbe bic~ rrcflticrti~clt. f-efoTflrn obrr Clll9filrmn! iusbejonbere bunfl
3~bitturc, urlld)tilibrer, ~cr;ramlrr eime Gre-
~\l(>imllitt III [d)ift~, bit 'Dclltid)e ~ridi~~\ofr (Ibn cie 'Drutjcflc
~Hri djeGo fin;
.~l1nbtl mit manen unb '!nllnitioll
dI bm (!uocrl> ucn 'lobre l\)rqm
§ ('
~l) 'ffiCI I1cmerL\:?-lllli ~i(J 2d)u ~lUoirrn ebr r ~uni tion ~ 1"2
ern-erben, icilf1l1ftrn ocer uubrrru '-lbrdafjtn ober
ioer flrmrrb~mcif,iA ben 6:nocrl' ober Co'lil ltfmlajjCII (!illCil'!.(;afiennllJerbidjrin0 LiebiiIjrn nidil:
[llldler ~cf!cnfi<inbe uermirteln obr r iid) \)cluerb~' 1. ~chi)rt-en bee ~cid)~ obct bet \!,inber, bie :Hridlil'
IIlrifii(1 ,Iu ihrrm Ch'ronb obrr ((['cL:!nHl'lI rrbirtru mill, bnnr uub bnil Uutcrnelunen ,,91 ridl6l111lvl>'l[lllcn" ;
('cborf ba311 ~rt ~rlI1IrGni~. '2, (~t'meinbfn (~emein~~\lCll';inbe!, ~cmn biro&rrllL
(i:!) 'Dir ~orimliflrn br~ § ;) ~((\i. ? &i", :-) 1l11l' bll: '.'nnbe;'~cn6rbe ~m (invert' obne ~notlb;djrill
§s 'l !:'i':' li qeltrll rnl\'prrmfllt-, \Jc~ollet ~ot;
OJ ~inc "'ldl ~ :~ "lbi. 1 erlrilte ~r"lllbllillllm(oflt :\, biet>OIll 3teUbtIlrctrr i:-c~ (ji"lhrCl'l3 ('t1iilllllltCII
,;ltolrid, !:lie lfrlOlll\llitl, 2d)ll»ltlofirn Illlb ~).Tlulli[iull f
!)irn~ftcU cn bet 'JIa Ii 0 1101 0,\ i aI i ~i i eben !Delli icf:!en
~rnmbellhlOi(J ~II rl'Ionbrll, iril,\Ilf,ll1ltrn L\~rr onbcrrn ~rbritcrpC1rtri lIl1t- ifml' Qj[iecCl'lIl1gcn;
,ill ii6cr[l1iirn. I. bie l'\)m 91eid)~mini~rr btr tiuftiniitt be~illl1nrCII
§ S !)ien~llrlrcn br~ \?lIflf.c6ut'-r~ unb br~ !flntionl1['
'Die (!rfllu('nit nodi § 'j l'nry 'll'liblrl'l1 nid)t cwill fo1iolijtiid1rn illic(Jcrforp~;
IL'n~rll. ,'" ~ie bom ~)1ei~minilicr br~ ]nnnn (\f\ridinwlI
§ !1 1)irnliI1r1[m bet e:tcd)ni id)en ~nOI[li [fr i
(I) ~nbulell iii l>cU)1l1lbrlllliI6djujillJoffrn I)bn Ii. bie in ben §§ 3,7 &qcid'jnclen ~rll)crbdHi&cnb[l1,
'~:rlllllition ioroic illi[ .0irb, l\bcr 0to\'lll'{\fien bic fief, bnrd) fine (>chorblief,e ~cid)tini\Julh~ llll~'
1. im Umhn;icl)cn, 111eiicn;
2. otlj]l1hmhlrflrll, 2cf)ii~cnic~cn llub ~%iirll i. c-\n()Qbn l'on '!1Inficnjc(ltillcll IlIlb ]\lllrcl'ojll\lb
mit ~ltl~lhllllnr hr ~Tttlilrn1lfffrn, fe!Jcinrn.
~~) 91idjt unrn l:'ll~ tlnl'ut bc~ ~lui. 1 ~l1r. '2 PHt § 13
~I1J ljcilholh'lI Ullt UlJnllliil'll bn uri cincm 6djil~\cn' t 1.1 JII~rnbfid)en linter 18 Jllhrcn biirjrn 2dllli\
je~ GIIY t>cm 2mirf:~ont'c l'l'ui.'ri~lll"1I :!'tllll;tion. ILI,lfjcn lint> ~1unition romie .flieb. ober 2lotlltl \lTT rn
lIicflt tllt(1e1tlid} ii~erloiTrn IOCIben,
S 10
(:!) I:'ic 3llflllnbigc ~rfli>rh r,wn ':'(ll~nJ[)l\Icn ill'
(I) ,,~d"U[!lL'llficlI, bic llrll\nl>~lIhilii\l (ei[gcl.l0IICII Illjirll.
(\bn llllt-crrn iit>crlll(;rll It'Cr bell , lIIufim bit ~iUl\ll
l'r,' .l)rtlicUt1'~ IIl1b cinc ll'l'tlollicnbe j)crfICUUlIgB' § 14
nlll1llllH 1l'C1lJtII , (11 'mn: llu~nhalb !elllCo} ~l'lofln" t'ien,i, lli'n
(~) 2dllLfill'offcn, (:lie Ilict)t bie fJil'lllll cimil in' ('It'rd)'lilhautnc~ cber icine~ ~cfriebtttn 'Bef1~tum~
lilubifc(lrn .1)Cl';lc((e\:il trll~en/ l1Iiiffen 1111jjn bCIl nCIdj rillr l2a,uamaITe fur,rl/ mnjj einen Iffioffrn[ef)ein ('ei
~{(>f. 1 1:'(1l"Jrjan'icbrnCll ~lnlll1brn bie ~inno ober iilli lrll~rn_ ~Ils tiil~ren einer Gdluiuoniic oilt nidll
i:'ll13 ciuqrrHlqcllc '.ffi11l'Cll ;richrn rine~ i IIlJlllllnbe ihr ~r(\TJnch ollT 'poli,iCilid, {]Cnrfnnigrrn 0cflicii
ll\O£IIICllbell .S:";I\t'[fI'~ h\l\Vll. f!,lllbcll.
22
9lr.91 - ~1l0 ber ~tllii906c: 21. ~)1I\r.; U)3~ 267
\2) ~~~ Iffi.1ffrnf~in ift! [ojern [einr ~ltulI!1l1il1)t ~ 18
~I\~b.rllrthd~ allf ~.mm brrhlllllltrn enqeren IBr~il:f be- (!inrli ®aifrncl1l'C\:bjdlfinl?- coer cil1C~ I,ffi.lnell
'2>runU uiirb, till' baa {l,lII~r ~ci~~!1rbiet l'Iiiltill· jd,~iI1S br£lirfrn h~lliichtlirh hr ihnm t-icnjllidl nr
';:;~II\[ iliCItUlI(\ lan~l au] befhmmtc, alllibriicflic1.., be lirfcrtrn ~d)UHl1'(\nC'n nicbt
~C1dlllrll' ~clrf\tl\flrltenocrr .trtlimfcitrn hrfdlr,lntr
tl'cl'hn. 1. bir ~ngc~iirigclI err h\cll1'\I1l1dltj
d '£n I.ffiaitclljdtcill ~ilt iiir bir tDauCl' uou hri :2. bie t"ll'li~ribcallnrll cin[mlir~lidJ t-rr ~(\Illl
- "I' ~oli~eibrohllell, t-ir '!30hllld)1Il;<lnnCnoril1ell im
_hl!lH": \)O~ '_n~c ber \)lusfltUunu an gmdlnef, il' ~abn[d}u~t'icni"t lIni:' t-ic 'lioftrd)u\,l1n!1e~i:'ril)m
II'CIt n!dlt erne tlll'arrr @cltllllg3bClllCl (1111 i~lIl1 \':1 uu 'Pll~id)ut\birnfri
mrrtt 111. :1 ~. ~'IC ~ln!1c~iiriflm reI' H·mrrfuRuII9~tl'lI\)N \lilt'
§ 15 bcr H.'tl\tmfonft'crl,.'int-e;
(II 'illaftenmocrbfdlrinr eber Illhlftenld)cine t'-lirll'n -I. Nc ~camttn bcr ~o1l31li1~,1I1[ialtrn bcr ~rim~,
HUt en ~crjOlltll, ge~en ocreu ~uucrl<iHiotcit rcinr iu~i~l)erl1.'aUun8i .
~cbcnftn ~e~cn, unb nul' bri 9tl1dlToci~ rim::; ~l' .1. ~ C i ~n ilircn3a?f~ttl~,;.., Q;rrn~abfmiqul1g~, \IItt'
l'iirfnir;f~ aUlJ9c~rUl roerben, . :'loll rahnt>.u.~g~b\cJllt omornbcteu ~l mleh,igtr
(2) tDir ~11I5~cUung [I:lt inebr[onl-rrr ~11 Ul1tC\', ocr ~elcf)lIl1nan~tJcrl1)llllllnlli
l>Iribrn : \,j. bie \Brbimjrrten ~r.% l.lnltrnr~mcn~ lI~cio,l!.
23
\:Sdjllle", "men uom ~eia,tlllIilliiirt ~rt ~llit' (4) JII benSoUauiljd;liiJien uu/)(jHibr~itftn ieerbeu
fal)t"t ober brr \.lOll bicjem uc~imm/CIl 8tel[c 8d)u~\l)llffen unb ~munitloll nadj ~a"gnbt bet ))0",
bo~ ~Hcd)l ,11111 j3lif)nn \.l(\11 e~lt~m(lffrn \)Ct> ~ti~~minifter ber ~illnndtll im ~ill\.ltrnrbmrn mil
Iieljeu i,r. bem ~eid}~milli~tt i)r" Sllnttll 3u tdCllitn~n 'Bor
(2) ~n bie >2relic be~ ®alirnjcl}till~ tritt bei ihuru fdjriftrn it('moCl~t.
cine rntr~rrct,cnbe ~ejd)eini~un~) bit fill; bie im ':?l&[.1 § .)-
•• 1
~1rn. I, 3 bi~ ~) ('rjeidjmtcn 1Jnjomn \)011 ocr uor (l) ~crbotcn finb .'3tT~r[{lIn9, .5ollDtl, lILlfHrll,
I1r[~~tm tDien~· ober bn ~Iufiidll;!lcl(c, liir bit im ~tji~ uub (!infu~t
~lllf, Imr. 2 I'qridjnrten IDtrjolltll uou bem 0ldl· 1. uen 2d)ujjlD(lrrtn, hie .jUIn gll[CllIlmenilappcll,
oertreter bed ijilfnu:3 ober brr PD" biejem befiimmtru '3l1jmllmrlljd,icbrn, IBrrhiqtll eber aunt icf)(m·
Gtelle QlI3fjertll/ It,ite.. lIigrn ;el'(e~tll libet ben filt 5a~b, llnb 2potl·
§ 2u ~rurde CllI~rmtin ilblid)m UIIlfClng ~inaui:l be
~trbrn ben in em s§ 18, 10 titJeid,ntlfll '.lJcri~lIr1l fon~er.l rin(ltrid)let cber bit in 2~i>dtlll
ed)irmtn l ~ohrrll ober in Ofmlicfltr !illtifr
Gd)1I0ltlnffm birnillidl lIic£,t "'fliefert ober ifI DllJ
lJl1~ren auberrr nl,j bcr t-ieniilitf) grliejcrten 'n!llirl'n uerbcrqen ~nb i
!lcboten, [o iiI bie \.lolwiet\lt 'Dicnji· eber bit ~lllf' 2. '0011 edjuBlUofftll, blr mit einer l23onidltull\\
fld)tl.\~dfr, be i ben i m ~ 1D ~lJj. 1 1J1r. ~ bqcid)ncttll ~lIr 'Diinl'pfun{l bt~ Ecf)ujjfnaUee ober mi[
~erfonrn ber 81r~ucrtrrtct btd ~iir,tct'; ober bit uou (\)clurhtfdjrinlUtrfrrn I>tt!ef)tn finb; ba~ IBn·
oicfcl11 &crtillll1ltr 2trfle brill",I, ibnru rim ~cid)rilli, bot tr\lrrcft ftd) alief) uu] bit b~3tid1nttrn ~llr·
!Juno oua~uirrUrn, (1I1~ ber bn!i ~rd}t ~nm ~nl'crl' tidjtullgrn nUtin;
('Dtr ,111m lli'l[nrll riner ed)niill'niir rrjid,tlid) ijl, :L uun 'Patromn .italibn· 22 (= 5,G WID) flll\,
[al1~' ober [onll ilh; j8iicf)jcn (i\ltinfctlibCl
§ ~l pntronen) mit .~of)[j~i~o~fdioH (~(\(fl· obrr
'!let ':)Cl\Jojd)cin ('rrtd)tilJt beu ~11,hnbn 311l1l ~li[)Wt ~tnbgefd}0~) .
uon ~o{lQ' unb Iiollfrfemnonffeu. (:!) ilill Nt ~1I&lllf)1' fOllntn -S;rrlltllllll\!t .l)allbel
111I;) ~ffitl ~rt im \lbf. 1 br3tid)llttm Gcf,u"loaifrn,
~ '2'~ 'lh'nimtnngrn IInh 'Da!n.'1lCll I\eft,'llel rorrben.
(1) c.Dn: (!mmb \.lOll Shit\\ll\1t\\lt ift nm mit C!t'·
hlllbni8 bdl Dbrrfotnllhll\bo~ lin illrhtntnnlr ~brr ?lbjd)nilt V
bct bl.'l1· i~m Gt~ill1mtrn e:trUcn ~lIliirrig. -
(~) tDn 'Bc\1riii l:>r~ )trit!\~lltL,'iI~ btjtillllllt ii~ ettQtbtfti ntlllun~tn
WId) bm ~:njdlriftrn bt~ ~tfe~c~ I1ber ~11I~' lIub § 2G
~infuf)t uG'n S~ tit~_~l1crii t 1'01\1 I_i, ~l.'\'tm~rr I !):3~) (I) W1il ~flillgni~ /lie ~Il brei JI1~ltn unb 11111 ~clb·
(~ridjegrft~ol. I 2 lJ3il. nrafe ober mit ~intt ~iejC[ 6trafrn luitb ['tftrnjr.
loer llor[li~[id) obel' fn[)rl\lj~!\ brn !13tilimutllll!\rn
§ '23 bic[r~ O>e[e~t9 JUloibn .
(I) :'1m Q:in;elr'll(c ['11111 rinrl' ,pnioll) bie jicf) I. 'IDnffm, munitioll llber bit im ~ ~.J ~bi. 1
fl11olsfrinblicl1 l'rhili~,1 hill obn t-llrcf) bie rine (!\r, ~r. '2 bt&ri~ntlm ~ot'ticf)tun9rl\ htt~rlll, ['e
FiE)tbull9 Oct lifirntlicilrn eidlet~cit ~II ['tfiirchtrn ill, ott'eiltt, inflnnb ft~t, mllitbl, frilflolt, anbrrcn
{fnoerb, ~rfi\} IInb iliif)ren lJO" 6d)1I»lOoffm IInb ilbtth'iat, litfi~t obrr rinfiihrt, btn linonl'
:munition fU\\Jit \'on .6ieb. oQet3tofnl.'nifrn nnvotrn ober ba~ Ubttlalitn fold)rt ~tgcnftonll.t I't\"
lDubm. mittel! obtt rid) ~ll i[)nm ~nDerb obrl" fIl'n
(2) ~'Jllfirll IIII" ~~Ilnition, bit ~~ illt ~efib her Inlien rrbittrl,
'Ptr[on &rfinbtn, IJCotll bit ba~ 2.1erbol n 1I~~tjprodicn 2. edju~l1laftell fU9lt.
ift, finb rnljdi,iN(lltl\!\Mo~ fin3lt~ichrll. (:!) ~tl\fll btl" eltaft tlillnell bit $affell, bir
'~)htnition obcr bit ~otrid:1tungcn, nllf bit fi~ bir
§ ~-l ~raf6(ltt fjnnbillng brAie~t, o~mt ~'Ndnd)l /:latouf,
(1) 1)ie ~illillln 1'011 edll1ijll'affm Hllb ~~l?lllliliOIl ob [it btlll'tiittt flr~ortn, tingt.lo\1tll lUtrhn. Stl1nll
iibrt bie 3o((~ww I>ebnrf brr l!rlnllbni~. 'Die (fr. rrinr btllirnmtt ~erjon IJrtfo[gt Llbtt tlnutlcilt
Illubnie if! ~u lmi,l~eIll 10£1111 grgen hie Sllorrliij~!\, lunt-rn, [0 tann out bit (!in~it~llng [tlb~unbig n'
ltit brB ~inflifmn~rn ~rt-rntl'n ('rI1ehrn. 'ijlit bie fannt loerben, mtnn illl itbrigen bit mornll~ie~lInfltll
~tttilun~ nnb llCII mi~enllr t-Cl' C!l'iLlubni~ grftCll hi..,-fiir llorlit\ltn.
jiunflrmiili Nt ~l'l"idl1:illrn t-r.l ~ ].-) ~Iuf. '2 1 :1 IIl1b § 27
llt6 § l7. (1) ~))ht (j)elbl1rafe bi~ ~ll tilll)lI11brrtjlilljji\l ~){rir;ll~'
(:!) ~bf, 1 filll:>1'C teine ~(llllJCllb\lllfl tlllf bit (!in, mnd obet mit J)aft roitb bejlmft,
iuhr cutcl) ~chlirhn br~ ~)ieirl)~ ober bet t'.iubrr io, 1. lucr bie Me!) § 4 ~b[.:3 ct'forberfllfle ~llljl'i\lr
loie but~ bit in /:>en ~§ 3, i lJt~eitf)nwlI ~t\OCl"&t· 1l0r[Liblidj Dbtt fn(irrcif~B nicht obet nidil milt
ndi
trri&cnbrn, bie burcl$"tine [,th6rbrid;e \Bt[djrinigllng atitig ct~attet,
llll~mei fell. 2. IUtt ~in ~llr <.l)utd)pif)rtIng o/)tl: (ft",ii II ,iII 11.1
(n) !Die ~\orjdlrifrcn br\i (~irl\r~ iibtt ~(ll~' llllb bitfeti ~rfc~t~ rrloffrnm ~ed,18\)Or;d)ri flt'll
\finjuf)t Don ~tric~~\1eriit I,)om U. ~loImllbn 103:; (§ 24 I,!tbj. 41 § 31) 'Ootrii~(idj o~t\· faf1tliijfio
(!Rtid)~gtfe~('l. I 2. 1337) btei&cn unbnill)Tt. 3l1\llibcr~onbdt.
24
91r.31 -- ~og ber ~ullgalit: 21.~Hit3 Hl38
(:.:!) jffin ben im ~fJj. 1 ~nr, 2 beoeicf}netrll ~l't. .ucrbcn, menu iL)te R.enn&cid)l1llllt' Nil ~orfdjriltCl1
icf)riftcn tlorfa~licf) clll1.lit-nf)onbdt, lIod)bclIl cr llJcglll beil 3 ~I beii (\;cie~c~ til'Cl: 6d,u~n'aiitll \tnb'flJllll1iiiOIl
inm: uorfli~(icf}cn obcr foI)rlaiiieeu (\L'ettretuIIB uom 12. ~pri[ 19~8 (~eicha\lrie~br. Ie,. 1-13) eut-
,IllCilllO [ red.ltHt·iiitig ncrur tcil t i ~/ loirb III i t ~e· iprid)l obcr mrnn fir oicicn Il3Drjdjrijlrl1 llicf)t uutrr
tiinBni~ bis All ciunn :\ol)te unb mit C?clbfltajc obet l'lgCII.
mit riner bic[er etrl1jclI &eft\'ojr. TIiefc ~Nid"rift (~) lEd 6cf)lliu\)C1fTen, bic Ilicf'lr ben '2.'Iorfdlrijtcl1 be~
nnbct fcine ~1I\IlCnbull(J, meun [eit bcr ~ecf}tijfr,1ft ~ D bell ~ele~e8 iil>n -Znlllllruurrrn UII~ ~u1tition \)0111
brr Ir~lm mrl'llrlcilung bi~ AUI' ~(whun~ t'Ct neurn 12. ~[pr;( 1028 (~C'id)"neieM11. I oZ. I-n) unterfcgcn
Iat mthr ,11 .. brr i Ja~tr l.Jct~OI1nt iillb. lint> bri bcnm bie ~it'ln;t tc~ .\~rrilcl[er~ l1icf)t mcfir
ir1t~ufleUel1 ift, erlojtneu 1ft obcr bi... ~um ~(fJlauf einrs
~lbrdjllitt VI
3n~rr~ nad) bem ,:)nlr.lftlrrtell ~irir~ Q)eie~~~ er-
~d)IIlB' unb U~[gQlIgebfflilRl1Iungcn lifd)t, geniigt \l.ltt ber im § 10 l-irir.3 ~rie~e~ UOl'
§ 28 urfd)tiebcnrn ~tcnnocicf)nung bie ~lnAa~e bet ~inll,l
~111
bie in ben §§ 3, 7 beAeicl)mtcn altltlerOtbctricbc uber bcil nngctrcqcnrn Worenjcichen6 eim'!' im :\11
nnben bit !l3orjdjtiftcn bet ilicnmbcorbnullB inf()l1JCit Innbc rouhnrnbru .13,ll1t-lna alii t'n 3dlllf;\~~iir,
~(I1tt1rnblll\g/ are lIidjl in biefem ®cjrt brjollbm \Be·
iti1l111111ngtn gctr(lfim fint', ~ JI
<DC\' ,l)ldd)~lI\illiiltt bc~ ~\llIlrlll nll'iilt bic our
i; ~~) 'Durd)fiif)runfJ UIIO l!rl'c'in~II'I\1 hrie~ ~ere~ea rr-
®rr brim JnfroftlretCII bieir~ (}\rie~cg ~U\II
(I) f()rtcrlidjell ~e~t6' IIl1b ~rtl[l\lII1l1l(j6vDrldjriflrn,
'}jrtrico rinrl! bet in ben §§ 3, 7 bqeirf)nelm O>c' (!r rnnu fill befhllllllte ~(ricn uou Wnfien ober
iurrbrbrtrirbe lJerrmtigt ifI, bebcr] feiner neuen \h· ~111nilil)1l ~[ulinar1l\trIl uon bm '!ll'lfd)I'i!trn hir[eg
IOllbnie auf Q)runb bicfel! ~e[ctH~. 'Die nan) bClll23ur, (i)efr~ci5 01l10[;cn. '
(cfJrifrrn hr~ ~Ir\\rji iil,Cf ed)lIn!ll;l[ien 111\1:' ~llllltitil)\1 ~ 3'~
nom 12. ~pril 102f\ \!RricMAcfr~l'l. I 3.143) er- ~!.I3dtcq~el)wbc [ollhctmdjtlicne ~cicf)l..'int1l1111.C11 ber
reiltc C!lcnehmi(1unA i,1 jcboo) Dill ollm 31. W10n 103~) .\)nncUUrlQ., td ~)anbe[8, t-<~ C!\'lllctbd j bc8 ijtif)ttll~
,IIl1.'ibcrrufcl1, reenn .;u biejcm 8eit~unft bit ;111 § 3 ubcr bc~ !Bcfi~rs \)011 .5ir(l. oter 2to~ll.lanen, 1I\it
~Ibr, 2 EriB !) bcflimmten ~otQlIi!ir~lIl\flCn nicht VOl" ~lu6I\a[>mc bet fur 8i"cUIIH oter lIad) 3igwntrat'l
Iieqelt. fillr ll\loiien6crfleUcr bebul"i c3 b,lUl'i CiIlC,' 1\ Illf)cqiel)Cnte ~ierf onm Gcl [CJ1~rl\ ~ori e1iri ftcn,
~lad1INifeij brr fudllicf)('n Q;inl1lll1~ bonn nid)!, 11'rl111 lretell ;\.I;ite~cI\8 fcd)':; ~ll'I\(llr Ihlcf) :infm!ltrrtrl\
iir beim Jnh:aftmtrn biejcij Qjrje~c8 if)r ~ell'Clk t-irif~ (iJrir~r~ C1uf;n ~rllft.
1I111111lerbroo,clt minbeflen~ fiin[ :\Ofltc (olill aliI"
~rllbt flobCll. <I;ic auf Qlrul1b beJ ~ G b~ ilit\e~ct! iibcr ~ 3~
Zeflllflloofirn Ullb ~~1Inition ertriltr ~CI1rr,miAung ft) lDicie~ C»cje(\ (rill CIII1 J. ~'lpril HU8 ill ~trllll,
,1In, flanbcl mi t 6d;unroClffen obct ~lllni liol1 fnnn (2) ~lrid).\eilig Imrn ouiJrr ~t,lil:
lli!'> :;urn 31. ~iiq 1930 fetner ltJibenu[ell lonbrl1,
Itlrnn ein ~rbiitll1i~ jilt bie ~(uflcd)ln9altuno bricr 1. bail Q)cict, iibn l3diuim1ilfi rll 11l1t- ~\)lunitil\1I
l.;rne(llllif\un8 ~rt[id; nidjr 6e~er)t. l'Olll 12. ~Ipl'i( 1928 (9Icid')~\lcir~fJr. I 3, 1B)i
U) lBeburfte bcr <3>erunbetnibenbc bi09e\' [eillC\' 2. bie ~u6fiif)l'ul\n,l\urrol:bnunll au beln (\)riel'- iibn
l!'lrnr()migulI\J' rudl e:i net) \\111 6d')u~mofien obel: UIII Scf)ll~lllOffcl1 lInb ~lInilioll l:lOIl! 13. ju(i 1n2f:
~)lunition ~anbrltc, hie hen !!ll'rid)ti ilcn be~ ilicfe~e~ (9?rirf)~flrrr~br. I E, 198, in bel: iJaifun!~ t'r1
liber ZdillBlllojTcn unb~lIniliull UOIn 12. ~~lrilla'28 I.Br\'Drbnlln~ !:'{'III 2, ~lllt1 i 1932 L~ricfi~"rfr~('l. J
l~cidje~e[e~bI.Ie.143) nicf)tlllltctlagclI, i('i11, llllnll S, 2:>3); ,
t-ir eclju~llloifen obn bie ~unitioll hen iUorfcfjrijtell J, bo~ GXfctl Ar~rl1 lll\afiwlIliiibrancfll>.Dnl 28. ~'lal.'
t'iefcBQ)rfe~r~ untrtlict\cn, bic ~r(C1ubni~ nad) §§.3, 7 103] (~ci~Heir~bl. I e. i i) in bel: flofiulI~l
binnrn einr~ l.D1onot~ nadj ~m Jnhofttrrten btrfeB bc.3 ~ 10 bel: ll'etorbllun~ bet! ~cicf)~\.lHifibrntell
(~fr~t.3 au brontroAcn. ~lIt t-ea innmn [hicbrll~ 1)0111 19. I)r.
C!r()nltlll1\l
(il) ~m ~a[fe be~ mf. 2 ttill t'ie 6trafborlcil .,rmon 1f1:\'~ ('Rridji!Beie~bl. I 3. :) J8)i
1I0d) f26 ~bf. I 91r. 1 errt mit bem ~(~louf rinf~
I, HO\litcl I (l,'I)~ofJno~,"rn fleqerl \~Clftelllni~bl.'aud)1
~loI1Jt~ IlOdj hCIll 5ntraftrretcn hicies O>cfr(\r~ IJber, bc~ 8. 'teil~ bcr !!lietlrn ~rrorbnulIq bee ~tidj~
folfl~ ber ~nltaA inncr6o!b bieln ilrift grneUt ill,
lJrd~bcntrn ~Ilt Zid)rrung \)011 \ffiitt[cI)Cln unb
mit ~(b(auf tinr~ ~onat3 nart) [rinet' enb~urti~f11 ilinon3C11 unb ~um 6d)u~e bc~ innmn ~rirbrll~
~bre~n,ung tin.
nOlll 8, 'Dr~cmbrr 1931 (~eidjep,e[e~&L I 2. finn,
§ 30 i42);
(1).z~u~llJaffen,biellicf)tbiciln §] Ollo\'lle[djriebrne
~ltnn~cid)nung ttO\1Cl1, bUrftn nocf) bt~ ~llIn ~[blollf
:1. § 56 Nbf.·] Sinn l:\ err (brll'nbeo1:bnul\f\.
einre :Ja~rc@ nad) ~em :)nhaftttrten birl~ ~efe~r~ (9) 'Die ~llrr'lltfe~unB bidril ~rir~etl llit b<ltl (illll~
I1tl\)trb~na§i9 ftilgt60lten ober onbmn ilbrr(ol1'rll Clftrmilf) liTtlbt l'1>rbrbCllttll,
!Berlin, brll 18. ~lRoq ]938,
~~l' lJii~tcr lInh fficid)~fmqlrr
~(bolf .\jittcr
n er ffi e i Ol S 1\1 i II i it er b t e ~\ 11 11 er II
~ I i cf
25
270
e1uf l.!Jnmb bell § 31 b(~ ~oHenge[tbe(l nom 18.2Tl.ira 1938 (~eid)3gertV~1. I 6. 265) ltlirb folgtnbt3
errorbne!:
I!lold.lllitt I §4
~(Uglmrlnt~ ~IIlcr(urtttlaffen mit einem .Raribtt nen 7 rom unb
§1 bcrunter untetliegrn ben !!lorld)rillen he ~tlebtll1nil
tllu~nn~me bet §§ 9,24 unb 25 nid)t.
(I) -6M)tTe 'DtlIl)oltung13bcgorbe im eillne biejer!nn.
crbnung if! in 'Pnu~cn unb ll3a\)em bel ~enierun\1~'
liniiibcnl (in ~er[in btl '{.'oli3eiprii(ibcnl), in6ad)[m on 2l&[d)niU II
.lhci"flauptmnnn, im 20urlanb ber ~cim~:(\mmilfar
fur ba~ Eaarlant> unb im uE-ligm bit oberjle (lllllbc(i. S)nptltung bon ed)\lBltlQlfen unb ~lInitiDn
behorbe. unb .i;allbcl mit bitfen ~rglnfliinbt:n
§ f>
(e) .streii'poli3cibeootbc im 2inlle biejer Il.krorbnullg
i~ in ~cmrinbm mit flaCltlid~tl llIoli3cioerrol,[tll1l9 gIlT ~lleilllno unb !'Rrllfnn~",e ber .\3erfleIlun9~'
bie ~'latlid)t '{. . l\1i3ci('cE!orbe, im iibtigm edaubnlt! (§ 3 be.1 ~r[e~t~) ifl bie ~ii6m merroaltungl"
in 2t"btfteilm .. ber Obtrburgelmci\lu, bebihbe alin\'in~i!31 in berm!Btaidher ~eltltr&rtteibtnt'l
[eine geroerbhcf)e ~ieberlnflllnl\ ~at ebet &t9rim~e:1
in e''lnbfni[rn ill I{:'ITCll~rn t-el (lont-rllt, in milL
brn onberen Nnhrn bit ilnn
mtlpterbenbe lBe~orbe. §6
Bur ~[teilul\[} unb ~il[fnll~me btl .l5nnb!l6ufallblli';
(§ 7 be!! ~ele~e~) i~ bie .lhti"l'oli3eibeQ~rbt aU~cinbi91
§2
in beren ~c3irl ber Scnbdlnibenbe [eine geltlnblid,e
(1) ~e9en !!3criilgungen bcr 'DmDaltung,jbe~r;rbm mifberlajjung ~at ober ~r~T1inbm lOW.
auf ~T1mb bc1J !!I:.la!irl1ge!c~e~ unb bie(el '13erl\rt-nun(\
i~ binnen oltlci !).~odlen <'luB[d)lieijlid) cie !Befd)roert-e
§7
an bie borgele~te ~m))a1t\lngdbt~iirbe 3u[olfig. ~itre
cntld)tibtt cnt'-gitltig. !Die .l5ttpd(ung(l. unb bit .\3ant-eleedonbni8 fann
auf ~flimmlt 2ITttn bon 6d)u~tt>al!fn unb ~ullili[lll
(2) ~t9en !I1ttjugungcn bttl 'Poli3ti\>lofibcnlm in bel ~Tanrt melben .
'Berlin alll Orlll· obet .fhri~\.ll1li~cibt~Otbt i~ pol! t-et
~cfrf)IOubt her ~illrprud) au1dllig. ~ie <tllllcl!cibung §8
itbct ben ~inlprud) ifl bern l.PoIiaeiprli(ibenltn fdoft, (1) Db bie fiir ben ~elritb be! -r,erftd1ung3. ober
[einem allgtmtinen !lcrlntet ober einem ~bteilun98. .\3anber6geltl"~eB etfolbttlid;>t ~mron[icf)t '3u~rtliilli~.
[titer be8 ~oli3eipI\'ifibium8 in !Berlill t'tnbefJaIten. reil bl1rlitgl (§3 ~br. 4, §7 ~bf. 2 bel! ~efe~d) ijl
unter !Betudficf)tlgung btfi gtfamten !!lOtleMn8 be...
tllntragflt!ler8 unb bet caetrieb81eilrt au ptUftn.
§3
(J) ~1I11 loe[wthd)t '.tcile im 0illne bet! § 1 ~of. 3 (2) t.Die ~erron[id!e 8UDuldfjigfeit ~eliben in~.
be~ (!)e[e~ee finb ana\lle~en (.elDnbm ni~t ~nlontn,
a) bei Ed)1l5ltlClffen: Dauf, mCtl~luB, 'l:rommel; 1. bit !\eld)aflBunfaQig obu in bn ~eld)df!~fdQi~.
leit Dc[d)rlinft [inb;
b) bel ~Tlnl1i1il1n: 5illle, ®e[d) o5.
2. oegen bie auf Su[iiHigfeit bon 'Poliaeiaufiid)t
(2) mIt! bOTgtatotilele l'Oefentlid)e 'teiIe im 0innc tiber auf medu~ bn Dutgnlicf:len ~QTtnrecf)tc
t>t(i § 1 2lbr.3 bee ~c[e~le finb nut rolcf]e im ijfl[. 1 edonn! ltlorhen 1ft, fut bie ~uer bet guliiHialtit
be3eicf.lnclrn ~egenpcinh an3ufcljcn, bit fief) in eimm ber'Po[i3eiauificql obu be~ !llnlufle8 brr butser.
herad borgefd)rittencn -Dtrl1el!ung8aunanbe &t[in~en, Iid)en l!~renred)te;
baB lie o~ne ~trl'lIbm lIla[dJindle [lonlcf)tunnen fertig 3. bie ltlep,tn ~anbe3l>mQt6 ober .oocntmat3 1m.
geatI1dltt llnb aUt '3ufammenre~ung Otbraucf)8fli~i9tt Urlelll'linb ohet grgen bie e:tatfacf)en bodiegen,
~d)u811)affen obn geornlld)~f6bi9er ~unilion bU' bie bit ~nnaQme Ttd)lfertiotll, \loa~ fie [ief> f\4at~.
rotnbtt ttlcrbtn fonum. feinblicQ ~dliligtni
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§ 11
(2) RtiC8~9t'Cdt n'itb In ein &efllnbm~ 'IDafitn&llll)
'1)it f<1d)lid)t (!ignung fllr ball -6anbtle\leID![bt (§ 7 fingtttlJgen.
~'-'i. 2 btt'l<»eftb(3) (\tfi~l nur,roet tnlroebu minbepcng
§ 16
~ei 3Q~n 5n~abn tim~ C!ltfd)dftt'l gel't'e[m ift, in btm
~rflu~roaffen obtr lJJlunitil'n 'otdaufl l'Oorben finb, (J) m,}er gerot(&~",45ig ~au~feUmllQfftn trroitbt,
oht tot! in einern fol~tn ~tr~6ft mlnbeptn~ bIti fdl~alt obtt anbmn ubtr(a~t obn rid1 gtrocrUmd5ig
}llin a(3 medoufu, <!lebilfe ober l:!t~t1ing latig ge· alLm '!trotrb. ober U&edaHtn ro[d)er (!\t9cn~liT1be n·
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bitld, flat tin !IDalfm~allht[;oud) au fii~Itn, auB bern § 18
bit ,6tttunll unb bet IDctbltib bet ~au~feuetlt'of!en (1) ~a§ lffioffm. unb [l3o!iw~onbd~&lId) (§§ 15 oie
~trIJOtGt~tn. 'r,nf! ®alim~nHbclM11ldJ i~nadJ flllgtn.
17) mu~ boutr~aft geount-m unb mil fortlauftnben
bem IDlu~et anau[e~m: 6eilenao~[en t1et1e~en [ein. \BtllOr ef! in a'>tbtaud) ge.
(Vllkc Sri/,) nonunen roirb, i~ eB bon bet OtI8~ohaeibc~&tbe unter
C!inna~me I8cglollbiBung ber 6eilen30Q[ a&3upcm~eln. :In hem
lBu~e ~utfcn mebcr !Rofunn llorgtnoll1men nod) l!in-
lllu[9,brudl, .~.::. ~alJ" unb Iragun':1en unIc[edid} gemad)t rcerbcn. ~llt ~intragun.
ljim'Q C~l< it:U.r.~I, ~a~nctl b,~
!!!lot! n3.id)m nu.....' UbnlofjnG Bell miifim ill bculfd)er 2~TI1dJe unb mil 'linle cter
- --,--·1--1----1.····- - - - - - 'tintrnrnll ocroirft rcerben. 1)all ~udJ ifl aum 31. 'De.
I , e 0 7
~t1n~eI eincB [eben 3a~Lt~ [omie beim m3td)[tl ober bei
ber (!in~ci[ung bee ~elriebt8 unter -5inaufiigunB bon
'Datum unb ~amtllllunltTfdJtifl [o a03uld)lic~tn, ba~
nad)lrdlJricfl (HnltogungCll nid)l tne~t lJotgenornmm
ructben fonnen. ~innen ei)1ee ~~onaI8 nnd) \Beginn
bdl nacbpm .Ralenbcri.a~n8 nber nod) bern ®edJlel bt!!
~ctriebtB Ip bo8 !BlldJ ocr Ort8poli3cibtf)E>rbt aUt ~e.
F'ltigung bell ~~rdl[urrt8 einaunicf)en. 'Det beim ~b.
(RuMr S,ilr)
id,'[\ID bcB \5uroc8 uerblicbene ~cpnnb ip lloraulragen,
lUu~eQbe beoor neue ~introgull~en I>or~enommen roctben. 'Do8
~lld) in nct~ nu] bern lnujenben au ~ll[tm unb mit ben
etlolberlid)en Unttt(agt1l ber l.Po[i3ei~tf)otbt ebet berm
~eaufha9tm auf !l3trlangm 1J0qll[cgtn.
11 II
.. • )0
" (2) 'Dn ~tnmDetrcibcnbe ip IJtrp[lid)let, ba~ ~ud)
Di8 aUllI ~6r'1l:f ncn ad)n JaQICI1/ bon bern ~gt bet
bonn ocrgenornmeuen lt~tm '.!intmgung an GtHl~nel,
ollfalloel1laf)Hn. ~ibl bn (l',ollerb(lrdotnbt ba~ <De.
I1Jcrl'c auf, [D ~al er bie rOll i~m Qcil1Qtlm lB[l~eI bet
()rl{\pDliatibt~l')[bc alII 2IuiDeIDO~tUng all I1Derllef'en.
(2) lI)cr ~m'iuiiem f)al fid) bar on au ilbelaeu~eli, (n) 'Die '!lllr[cf:>tifien ber ~Di. 1 nub 2 gdltl1 "lid) fill
bo~ 2l1of;tJl[\I~d) iilr ttrirgegCliit 1!lil tcr ~~n~ua1)e, t-a~
baa ber (hnm~tT 311111 Ihnmb 0011 uaunituwoafjCll an bie tZldle bet OrHlpoli3tibe~l'rbe tine nom Dber-
bmd)ligt ip. gu biejem Stout [)at cr lid) ben lIDaifen.
tIlllcto[d)ein, !ID\lffrn[d)cill ocer :lnQw3[anb[d)ein \'lor· lemmcnbo bermeQrmad)1 au DtniJnl11enbt 'DienIl11c1le
Itnen au 10lfell 1mb in <SpaHc 1j bell !:.'2aifm~anbtl~. bel !ille~tmod)l trilt.
Dlld)~ Wrl, malum unb ~I!mm~t bell Ed)dl1eft IDlllie
§ 19
bit !8e~~rl:'e, bie bm Ed)ein C\ullge~ellt ~al, ~u' l'et·
lIluftn. 5~ ber (!l\ocroer aum lhllmb bon ijaurt. (I) ill:! .5er~tller illl >Sinm be8 § 10 lid! O>tlebeB
fcucrro.liitn o~ne !ffiaffcnmoubrd)ein, ®alfenfd)ein giltaUd), l1)tr in leintll1 \8elticoe gelDeIb~m~5in 6d)ufi·
oht :Ja~re{ijagbldltinflertdlligl, ID i~ bitB in <SpoUt 15 ~atlen oUll'l:eilcn, biein antenn in!onliifd)tn ~dtitom
oU t'crJllerfen (3· lB. ~eid18Ptl)ilrbe, 1K1affen(1iinbler). Qcjerligl [lnb, 3ufammtnft~t.
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l!ohDntn btnimlnl [inb) mit einern Rlllibtt bon (2) (!int~ IDafftnfcf)ein' bebJrf t~ Ierner nid,I dum
12 mm unb bnrunler, ioenu bei i~ntn butd> ('t. \3li~ttn bon 6don[c9up- unb Don ~ielibttdu~un9';'
[cnbcre !.\onid)lungm ba~ roir!jllJnt !.\ttftut\l1 o!>paraltn.
einer !lu\1t!. eber 3d)rolpottDllt unmD9li~ gt-
mnrf)! i~i § 2.3
;1. 2dbflfcQu~Jppafotei (I) 'DtII 2l.\ilfiellerrotrbjrt)till unb ben 'IDl1ffenf~ein
G. i\ic~bchiubung~nprl1r.llt. 11cllt bit jhci~l>olilci&c~ort-t OU~I ill bmn ~3ilr bet
~llttLl\J~elltr [eincu ~o~nii~ ober bcuetuben !lufenl.
[)Ill! flat. 'J1l bringencen ijlillm (.11111 aud) bie nni~.
l>uti,lcibc~Drh, in t eren !Bqid lidl bet '2tntrilB~e[[tr
~10 r r(lIl i tt I II HUr ooruottgef)enb ilui(jJIt, btu 2d1c~1l OU3~elltni hci~
~rn>rr&, tjiil)rrn, 'Btfi~ \lilt' l>:iuiubr IiJ I von bn mU~lld(un!) bie flfCi~po(i3ti~c~orbt, in
bon Woffw IIl1b '.Dlllllitioll bcren ~C]ir/ ber ~llItTil\Jnrtln leinen 2Uo&n[ig eber
I'Llllrr:;ben ~luicntrlQIl ~(\l/ 311 &W.l~lilf:lliBt".
§20
(~) .oat b(f~lnlfIJ9nellcc [eineu ~'Jo~lliib oberbcueru-
<:im~Ql.loficnmoet&id)cillli Iabllcf e~ llia.lt 311ln fiber. ttll '2.lujentfl1111Ilicf11 imltTf1ol~ te3 1)eutidirn~tid){I, fo
lil[jcn eber (!nocrD~ fQlgwbcr ljo ur:jtlltTll):l jjr II : in bie .llHi~poliaei~rhilrbt 314i.'iIl~i91 ill beren ~e3irf ber
1. 93Drbniobetpi~ortn C''err .Tt~oll)t(i ~uient~lJ(l~. eber ber (!imtijeorl litgl.
2. Ec!)ncfld)u§roo[fcn ('!'~ofitn, aila benen nul' (3) :In ben u,il[en bre '!1bj. 1 Sab 2 unb btll 2lbf. 2
.Rnallriltrontn bttfr;!:!l rcerben !i)nncn)i in bie ljjdtullooboun l:'e~ 2d)tinel! auf ~i3mfl:tn(j brei
3. ~08., 'BtldubunQS- unb €d)eintobn.lll(irn ('2\30;- ~llollnle ft~3u[e~rn.
[en, bit firr O)aJ·, l.BeIJuDUI1B3. ober ~chtillIDt.
pctronen &elliTnmt [inb) mil cincm 5l"li{>cr 0('11 P-l
12 rum unb bcrunler, roerm l'd ihnen ~Ufd> be- 'TIer !ffiaji!llwl)rro;rhein unb ber !!Ililij(l\f~tin [inb
[onbere 93:.'nicf:ltunnrn bil~ loidfonlt Il)er[euern IlLldl ten ouI! ben Nnlagm I unb II trfirl)tli~en r:
einer .Ru~rl. obet 2<f{lotl",lrom 1II11lloSlid) \1c, 'lllunr:n OU~3u~el[tn. ~o:--
mact)t in. § 2;'
<,
74
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§ 27 §34
ti.u8na~mm nom § 13 2.lfJf. 2 t-r" ~elcbei! beroillint (1) 'Die ~r[allbnil! 311t (!infu~t gemo§ § 2<l bee ClIr.
bit Jh"ti8l'oliaei£lef)orbc, in berm lBqirl bn ~u9cnb. lebt3 erteitt bie Shei8lJoIi3eibelj~rbe, in berm '8e5irr l:'cl
Iid)e [einen !IDogn[i~ ober bcucmben fulienl~all f)ol. l!inffil)tmte [einen ~o~nlilJ ober ?lllfmll)all f)ot l'tcr
.I361t er fid) nur DOriiberne~rnb inuerhclb befl 'Drut[cf)rn in bereu ~rsirr [cin \!inrrijeort liegt.
!Rcid)8 auf, II) beroilligt tie \!lu8naf)me tic .fheispolioei. (2) '.i)it Sl.'lloel)i\r~e oenncrlt auf bet !Bfl~tinigunQ,
brr)~rbrl In beten ~e3irr er lid) anl~Ii[t. burd) he bie (!rl"uhli~ erteilt i~, bie ~infuQt unb Bi~,
bie ~eid)eil1i9unB [obcnn ,111 be lfjoli3eibel)lIrbe, tic iic
§28 on8gepcl(l f)ol, 311nilf.
~uBnagtnen nod) § 15 ~bl. 3 'N~ G\clc~e8 beroilIigl (3) ll:inCt (!rl,'\lOlli,j 3m ~illfuf)t nad) § 24 be,; ~e.
bie ~I)~m mmoalluns~&cf)iirbe, in bereu 2'3e oid ber 1*11 ort-arf e8 auger ill btn im § 24 ?lb[. 2 bee G\ere~c~
9tnlrog~dlfI [einen !m~~Jllib ober bcucrnben ~ulrnl bC3cid)l1ctw ljdllCll nid)l:
~Qrt fjol. .130ft er lid) nut tloriibergef)rnb inner~alu bell
1. fur bcntfd)e 2Iaal~Llnoc~Otine ~inlid)tlid) Il.'!oln
~tulld)en !Heid)e auI, 10 &eroilligl bie l2luenagme bie
-Ed)1IBrnoifCll unb ~1JlUl1itiOIl, mit bmw lie 011,-
f)i\f)trt 23wllOlIung~brf)i\rbe, in beren 23e~irr er lief" con ~uelallb in ba8 :!n[onb roicbcr einreijen:
auff)oll.
2. lllr ~lHlIGlieht auel6nbil~H 6d)ie6!lJortberbiintc,
§29 tie &u ~chic9f\JortNranflallungrn t-ed 'Deullci)cll
(1) 'Die lonbe8red)tlid)Cl1 ~ebiigHn fur bie lHul!~tllullg !Reid}el>unbe6Iiit eeibe8ubullgen ebet befl 'Dwl.
uon !l!lajfcnetl1lcrb[d)einm unb lIDalien[d)tillen butlm lrl)tn ed)il~tn\)rrMnbe~ einreijcn, f,lnlid}llicb to
3 9lticf)l!marf fur ben e.d)ein nid)t iiberpeigcn. non if)nell olUecI3 ':teilnn(lmc 011 biejeu !'!3crnn~al,
(:I) ~ilr 'DolJ~c1 tiirim uur ~d)reibgebuf)ttn er- tUlI(lCII llliloefil~r!m ed)u~lOOlfrn unb !mil.
heben merben. niticn,
po 3. fur ~crlonCII, tie ibreu ®L1f)Jllib nid)l im !}\rir!)li,
811m ®ibcnuf unb our (!inoief)uug btl! 'liaHcu. oebirt I)aotn, fur bie non il)uen mitgefi1r)rten
~.:Igbroailen unb ~unilioll, beren fiinful)t bon
tllt)CTblchciR~ unb btl! !ffialfcnfcf)ein8 iP bit ~rci~·
polioci[le(ll'tbr 3uniinbin, in bum 23e oid ber 5ngabcr ciner t-eutid)cn !!Jerlrelung im NuManb (lBol.
bee :=d)cinr" [einru !mof)nli~ obcr bnueruben ~ufcnt Id,ait, Q'leIQl1bljd}alt ober !8crulllfonlulal) burd)
~nlt Qat. fjcill er lid) nut \:1orilongcf)wb innttQalh bel!
Unbebmtlirf}feil6ertldrull9 ougelalfm roirb.
DWlld)tn !Reid)l! oul, 10 ifl bie Rrti~"1.'1i3cibcQ~tbe 311' § 3,)
~lillbig, in bmn !Be3irl rr lirl) aufhiill.
(1) ~[U~II .. r)l1ltn fur bic .5crf!elluI10, ben .6anbel unb
30
9lr.31 - 'lag bet Wtl~gn6e: 21. ~)liit~ 1!138 275
enlai' I
('30. §U bt~ 'llll"Otbanj)
~o1fenermeTbfd)ein 91r.
~lIlti9 fluf ,in 3al,r
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(RHC'htUt)
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276
_ale,t II
(311" §~" btl !lluort-nllngl
~offenfd)ein 9lr.
eUltlG Guf brei 3Cl~rt
n'('~n~nft in..
eririlt.
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Illi~ .. ~lIt' lInlnlltnil 1'<1 :,nt.kri) { (Z,lrlnrorll ...... - .. ...... ....... " ...........
(t'ift P1l<1I<)
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!lu6tn~t'Ung~btrthnmungm
III § 9 91bl. 2 eo, 2 uub § J1 ~o~ 2 bet ~crorbaltng lilt ~u[dJlli~nmg bel IfBGHmgtfdJd.
$Ilm 21.!MiItl 1938.
~luf ~nlllb br6 § n ~bf. 2 ea~ 2 unb bt8 § 11 eab 2 ~rt llktorbnung aUt iDurd)fl1l)rung be! lffi4f1m!lelcbt~
rem 19. !lllliq 1938 (~dcf)~Gljc~&1. I 8.270) roil'b im (!inllcrnc~mm mit bem !Rti~8mini~ct bdl Jnncrn
1t'(!1rnh5 ~c~imml:
§1 (2) 'Die fa~lid)t <!ignung fut tic .6cr~cllunQ non
{l) ~it 2tcl!c/ rcr ber bit lad)lid)r I!ignllllg {iir ed)it~pu(tltt \tbtr 'l1rt i~ hutd) tint 'lJrulung not bern
~a8 -6trftdrullll~' ober baB .\).lnbcl~\lCl'()cr{l( im ~innt auP.6nt-igeR ~rrortbi:auffid)l!iaml llad)~u\Dcircn.
~ct §§ 9 ~br. 2 unb 11 ber l.i)utdjfu~nmgflbmrbnun9 §2
rem 19. ffi?Qra 1938 (091. aue!) § 3 'Mbl· 2 bill :> unb erg [inbet nur tine Inunblid)e \Jniluno ~atl. iDct
§ 7 te~ O>ef*~) l1adnurod[rn ift, i~ rill non bet !BelllttOer ~al bcrin aU8rtid)cnt>e ~tnnlnirrt l10et t-ie
5nh flric. uub .6an~r1erilmmct all ~e{Hmmcnt-ct ~(rt, stonflrufliolt uub 5anbl)a5unll btt gtbraud).
end)llctfUinNgrt, ttr ~l1Td) langjahrigr ~crcf)alligUllg 1icf)~tn0cf)ufiltlnfltll unb li6er Ne'!lcbanblunR unb !Bet·
mil ber .5cr~tI[una l'rn Imaficn unb !111unition uer- rocnbuna ber 9c6n'iucf)lid)~m ~lI1ili[ln nacn3ul1'rijcn.
trout [ein mu]. 1)rr 12:acf)t'crfidnbigt broud)1 nicf)t §3
~itg[icb bet ~nbuflric. unb .l5(\nbcl~fal1l1nct au [ein, fiber ba~ (hl\e~ni6 bet !.ptufung (§ 2) ~at ber2 ad).
t.Die (hntlll1u119 br{l 2ad)berpiinbigcn i~ lion bet lltr~antigt tint~clri:,riniijunuuerleilcn. 'Dit3nbulhie.
,3nhfhit. unb .\Snnhr~rammct in /jteignclcr 1!.~tire unb .l5anbd~rall1mtr rnnn aut'Dcdung her .Ro~cn bon
btfnnllI3Ul11acf)tn. bern !Btmcruer tine Q)ebli~r big au 5!ntid)timarr crbebcn.
~trlin, ben :H. !'.Raq 1938.
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Law Gazette of the Reich
Division I
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Firearms Act
March 18,1938
The government of the Reich has passed the following Act. announced herewith:
Part I
General
§1
(1) In the context of this Act, firearms are weapons which operate on the principle of a solid
body being forced through a barrel by means of gas or air pressure.
(2) In the context of this Act, ammunition includes ready-to-use ammunition for firearms as
well as gunpowder of all kinds.
(3) Finished or prefabricated essential components of firearms or ammunition are equivalent
to finished firearms or finished ammunition.
§2
In the context of this Act, cutting or thrusting weapons are weapons which are by their nature
intended to inflict injury through cutting, thrusting or stabbing.
Part II
Manufacture of Firearms and Ammunition
§3
(1) Anyone who manufactures, modifies or repairs firearms or ammunition on a professional
basis must obtain a permit. The refilling of cartridge cases is equivalent to the manufacture of
ammunition.
(2) A permit may only be issued if the applicant is a German citizen with a fixed place of
residence within the territory of the Reich.
(3) The Reich Minister of Domestic Affairs, in agreement with the Reich Ministers concerned,
may admit of exceptions to the provisions of Section 2.
(4) Further, a permit may only be issued if the applicant and the persons participating in the
technical direction of his business evidence the personal trustworthiness requisite for the
conduct of such business, and if the applicant or the person participating in the technical
direction of his trade possesses the requisite professional qualifications.
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(5) A permit may not be issued if the applicant and the persons participating in the technical
direction of his business, or one of the above, is a Jew.
§4
(1) On issuing a permit, a period of up to one year may be set within which operation must
be begun, in default of which the permit expires. If no period is specified, the permit expires if
operation is not begun within one year from the date of issue. Deadlines may be extended if
good reason exists for doing so.
(2) Further, the permit expires if the manufacturer has not practised his craft for one year
without having been granted an extension beyond that period, within which operations must
be resumed. This period may be no more than one year; it may be extended if good reason
exists for doing so.
(3) The manufacturer must file a written advisory notice within one week of commencing or
ceasing operations.
§5
(1) The manufacturer's permit is to be revoked if the manufacturer or the business manager
as a person no longer fulfills the requirements for the issuance of the permit.
(2) If a permit is to be revoked, the conduct of operations may be temporarily suspended
with immediate effect. This measure ceases to be in force if a request for revocation is not
submitted within one week to the proper authorities, which decide on the temporary suspension
of the permit; this decision may not be appealed.
§6
If the permit has been denied or revoked, a new permit may be issued within the period of
two years only if special circumstances justify such a measure.
Part III
Dealing in Weapons and Ammunition
§7
(1) Anyone who, on a professional basis, purchases, offers for sale, or otherwise provides
to others, either firearms or ammunition, or who, on a professional basis, acts as mediator in
the purchase or provision of such items, or who, on a professional basis, offers his services
to effect their purchase or provision, requires a permit to do so.
(2) The regulations set out in § 3 Sections 2 to 5 and §§ 4 to 6 apply as appropriate.
(3) A permit issued in accordance with § 3 Section 1 also includes in its scope the
professional purchasing, selling or provision to others. of firearms and ammunition.
§8
A permit in accordance with § 7 may not be issued to junk dealers.
§9
(1) Dealing in firearms, ammunition, and cutting and thrusting weapons is prohibited:
1. to travelling vendors;
2. at festivals, events featuring shooting competitions, and fairs, with the exception of
trade fairs.
(2) The selling and provision of ammunition required at shooting booths orranges at shooting
competitions is exempted from the regulation of Section 1 Clause 2.
§10
(1) Firearms which are sold or provided to others on a professional basis must be identified
by the manufacturer's company name and with a production serial number.
(2) Firearms not identified by the name of a domestic manufacturer must be marked with
the registered trademark of a domestic dealer, in addition to being identified with the data
specified in Section 1.
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Part IV
Purchase, Carrying, Ownership and Import
of Weapons and Ammunition
§11
(1) Handguns may be provided or purchased only on submission of a Weapons Acquisition
Permit.
(2) The Weapons Acquisition Permit is valid for one year from the date of issue.
(3) Section 1 does not apply to:
a) the provision of handguns at shooting booths or ranges licensed by the police, where
the handguns are to be used on-site only;
b) the direct export of handguns out of the country;
c) the conveyance of handguns by persons who on a professional basis arrange or
conduct the transport of goods, particularly by haulers, carriers, ocean shipping agents, the
German Reich Postal Service, or the German Reich Railway;
d) acquisition by inheritance.
§12
A Weapons Acquisition Permit is not required for:
1. authorities of the Reich or the Lands [states]. the Reich Railway, and Operation
"Reichsautobahnen" [federal highways];
2. communities (community associations) whom the highest authorities of their Land have
given permission to obtain weapons without a Weapons Acquisition Permit;
3. the departments of the National Socialist German Workers' Party and its subdivisions, as
determined by the Fuhrer's Second-in-Command;
4. the departments of the Anti-Aircraft Defense and the National Socialist Fliers' Corps, as
determined by the Reich Minister of Aviation;
5. the departments of Technical Emergency Assistance, asdetermined by the Reich Minister
of Domestic Affairs;
6. the manufacturers and dealers set out in §§ 3, 7 who are officially licensed;
7. holders of weapons permits and annual hunting licenses.
§13
(1) Firearms and ammunition as well as cutting and thrusting weapons may not be sold to
minors under the age of 18.
(2) An appropriate government authority may admit of exceptions.
§14
(1) Anyone who carries a firearm on his person outside his place of residence, service, or
business, or his fenced-in property must carry a Weapons Permit on his person. "Carrying a
firearm" does not apply to firing ranges authorized by the police.
(2) Provided that its validity is not expressly restricted to a smaller area, the Weapons Permit
is valid throughout the Reich proper. Its validity can be restricted to specify clearly defined
occasions or areas.
(3) A Weapons Permit is valid for a period of three years from the date of issue, provided
that a shorter period is not specified.
§15
(1) Weapons Acquisition Permits or Weapons Permits may only be issued to persons whose
trustworthiness is not in question and who can prove a need for a permit.
(2) In particular, permits may not be issued to:
1. persons under the age of 18 years;
2. legally incapacitated or mentally inferior persons;
3. Gypsies or vagabond persons;
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4. persons under mandatory police supervision or who have been relieved of their civil
rights-for as long as these remain under mandatory police supervision or remain stripped of
their civil rights;
5. persons convicted of treason or high treason, or with respect to whom known facts
justify the assumption that they are engaged in activities hostile to the state;
6. persons who, for a deliberate assault on the life or well-being of others, for breach
of the peace or for trespass, for resistance to the authority of the state, for a criminal offense
or misdemeanor, for a criminal offence against property, for a hunting violation, or for a fishing
violation, were legally sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than two weeks, if three
years have not yet passed since the term of imprisonment. Serving the sentence is equivalent
to its lapse, its remission, or its commutation to a monetary fine; in this case, the three-year-
period begins on the date of the sentence's lapse, remission, or commutation to a monetary
fine. If the penalty is entirely or partially remitted after a period of probation, the probationary
period is credited towards the three-year period. .
(3) Exceptions to Section 2 Clauses 1 and 6 may be granted upon application.
§16
The issue of Weapons Acquisition Permits or Weapons Permits entails fees to be levied in
accordance with specifics to be set out by the Enforcement Ordinance.
§17
The Weapons Acquisition Permit or Weapons Permit is to be revoked and confiscated if the
prerequisites for its issue are not met, or are no longer met.
§18
With respect to the firearms provided to them in the line of duty, the following persons do
not require Weapons Acquisition Permits or Weapons Permits:
1. members of the Wehrmacht;
2. police officers, including railway police officers, members of the railway security service,
and members of the postal security service;
3. members of the SS Task Force and the SS Death's-Head Corps;
4. officials of the penal institutions of the Reich Department of Justice;
5. those officials of the Reich Department of Revenue who are employed in border
supervision, border clearance, and customs investigation services;
6. those officials of Operation "Reichsautobahnen" whose duties include the monitoring of
roads and highways;
7. those officials and employees serving in forest, field and game protection who have either
sworn an oath of service or who, due to juridical stipulations, are bound by oath or are officially
certified as authorities of forest, field and game protection, as well as fishery officials and the
officially certified Supervisor of Fisheries.
§19
(1) Further, with respect to the firearms provided to them in the line of duty, the following
persons do not require Weapons Acquisition Permits or Weapons Permits:
1. those persons in the service of the Reich, the Lands, the Bank of the Reich, and
Operation "Reichsautobahnen," to whom the appropriate Reich or Land authorities, the Bank
of the Reich, or the "Reichsautobahnen" have granted the right to bear firearms;
2. UnterfOhrer of the National Socialist Workers' Party from the rank of Ortsgruppen-
leiter up. the SA, the SS, the National Socialist Motorized Corps from the rank of Sturrnfuhrer
up. as well as the Hitler Youth from the rank of BannfUhrer up, to whom the Fuhrer's
Second-in-Command or an authority appointed by him have granted the right to bear firearms;
also, the members of the SA guard group Feldherrnhalle, in such cases as the FOhrer decrees;
3. FOhrer of Technical Emergency Assistance to whom the Reich Minister of Domestic
Affairs has granted the right to carry firearms;
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4. members of the Anti-Aircraft Defense Service to whom the Reich Minister of Aviation
or the agency determined by him has granted the right to carry firearms. The Reich Minister
of Aviation and the Reich Minister of Domestic Affairs together decide to which groups of
persons this right applies;
5. FUhrer of the National Socialist Fliers' Corps, from the ranks of SturmfUhrer and
independent TruppfUhrer up, as well as independent heads of schools to whom the Reich
Minister of Aviation or the agency determined by him has granted the right to carry firearms.
(2) In these cases, the Weapons Permit is replaced by an appropriate certificate, to be issued
to persons coming under Section 1 Nos. 1,3 to 5 by their superior or supervisory department
and to persons coming under Section 1 No.2 by the FUhrer's Second-in-Command or by the
agency determined by him.
§20
If firearms are not officially provided to persons coming under §§18, 19, or if weapons other
than those officially supplied are required, the superior or supervisory department or, for
persons coming under § 19 Section 1 No.2, the Fuhrer's Second-in-Command or the agency
determined by him, are authorized to issue certificates entitling these persons to purchase or
carry a firearm.
§21
A hunting license authorizes its bearer to carry hunting weapons and handguns.
§22
(1) The acquisition of weapons of war is permitted only with the authorization of the
Wehrmacht Supreme Command or the agencies determined by it.
(2) The term "weapons of war" refers to all equipment as defined by the regulations of
November 6, 1935, governing the export and import of weapons of war (Law Gazette of the
Reich I, p. 1337).
§23
(1) In individual cases, a person who has engaged in activities hostile to the state, or who
may be expected to pose a danger to public safety, may be prohibited from acquiring,
possessing and carrying firearms and ammunition as well as cutting and thrusting weapons.
(2) Weapons and ammunition in the possession of persons to whom this prohibition has
been applied are to be confiscated without compensation.
§24
(1) Importing firearms and ammunition through customs requires a permit. This permit is to
be denied if there are doubts as to the trustworthiness of the importer. The regulations of §15
Section 2, 3 and §17 apply analogously to the issuance and revocation of this permit.
(2) Section 1 does not apply to import by authorities of the Reich or the Lands, nor does it
apply to manufacturers and dealers in accordance with §§3, 7, who are officially licensed.
(3) The regulations of November 6, 1935, regarding the export and import of weapons of
war (Law Gazette of the Reich I, p. 1337) are not affected.
(4) In the customs and foreign trade zones, firearms and ammunition are governed by
regulations to be issued jointly by the Reich Minister of Finance and the Reich Minister of
Domestic Affairs.
§25
(1) Manufacture, trade, carrying, possession and import of the following are prohibited:
1. firearms specially designed to be folded, collapsed, shortened, or rapidly disas-
sembled beyond the measure usual for hunting and sports purposes, or which are concealed
in canes, umbrellas, piping or in similar ways;
2. firearms equipped with a device to silence the report of a shot, or with rifle spotlights;
this ban also extends to these modifying devices in and of themselves;
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3. cartridges of caliber .22, short, long, or long rifle (small caliber cartridges) with
hollow-point bullets (bullets with pierced or notched tips).
(2) For export purposes, the manufacture, trade and possession of the firearms, devices
and cartridges specified in Section 1 may be permitted.
Part V
Penal Laws
§26
(1) Anyone who
1. manufactures, modifies, repairs, acquires, offers for sale, makes available to others,
possesses or imports weapons, ammunition or the devices described in §25 Section 1 No.2,
mediates in the acquisition or making available of such objects, or offers his services towards
the end of their acquisition or making available, or who
2. carries firearms
in deliberate or negligent violation of the present law, will be penalized with up to three years'
imprisonment and/or a monetary fine.
(2) Over and above this penalty, the weapons, ammunition or devices to which the
punishable act in question relates may be confiscated regardless of whether they belong to
the offender or not. If no specific individual/s can be prosecuted or convicted, confiscation may
be carried out without these concomitants if the prerequisites for such a measure exist.
§27
(1) A monetary fine of up to one hundred and fifty Reichsmark or a term of imprisonment
applies to anyone who
1. deliberately or through negligence fails to file, or to file in time, the written advisory
notice required under §4 Section 3,
2. deliberately or through negligence violates the juridical stipulations for the enforce-
ment or supplementation ( §24 Section 4, §31) of the present Act.
(2) Anyone who deliberately violates the regulations set out in Section 1 NO.2 after having
been twice previously convicted for deliberate or negligent violation of the same will be
punished with a term of up to one year in prison and/or a monetary fine. This regulation does
not apply if more than three years have passed since the last conviction prior to commission
of the new offence.
Part VI
Final and Interim Regulations
§28
The manufacturing and trading enterprises specified in §§3. 7 are subject to the usual trading
regulations insofar as no special regulations have been set out in the present Act.
§29
(1) Anyone who is already licensed to carry on any of the endeavors specified in §§ 3, 7
when the present law comes into force does not need to obtain a new permit. However, the
prior license, issued in accordance with the Firearms and Ammunitions Act of April 12, 1928
(Law Gazette of the Reich I, p. 143) is to be revoked by March 31, 1939 if the prerequisites
set out in §3 Sections 2 to 5 are not met at this time. Weapons manufacturers are not required
to provide proof of their professional qualifications if, at the time the present law comes into
force, they have practiced their craft for five years without interruption. Further, licenses for
the trade in firearms and ammunition issued in accordance with §5 of the Firearms and
Ammunitions Act may be revoked if there is no local requirement for maintaining this license.
(2) If a manufacturer or dealer has not required a permit to date because the firearms or
ammunition in question did not come under the Firearms and Ammunitions Act of April 12,
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1928, (Law Gazette of the Reich I, p. 143), then, if these firearms or ammunition are subject
to the present Act, a permit such as required by §§3, 7 must be applied for within a period of
one month after this law comes into force.
(3) If Section 2 applies, a criminal offence as detailed in §26 Section 1 NO.1 occurs if one
month lapses following the coming into force of the present law, or, if a permit was applied for
within this period, at the end of one month after this permit was definitely refused.
§30
(1) Firearms which do not bear the identifying markings stipulated in §10 may still be
professionally sold or made available to others for the period of one year after this law comes
into force, provided that their identifying markings meet the requirements set out in §9 of the
Firearms and Ammunitions Act of April 12, 1928, (Law Gazette of the Reich I, p. 143) or if they
were not addressed by these regulations.
(2) For firearms which were not addressed by the Firearms and Ammunitions Act of April
12, 1928, (Law Gazette of the Reich I, p. 143) and whose manufacturer can no longer be
determined, has ceased to exist, or ceases to exist within one year after the present law comes
into force, the identifying markings stipulated by § 10 of the present Act may be substituted
with identification consisting of the business name or registered trademark of a domestic
dealer, inscribed on the firearm.
§31
The Reich Minister of Domestic Affairs will enact the juridical and administrative regulations
required for the enforcement and supplementation of the present Act. He has the power to
admit of exceptions to the present Act for certain kinds of weapons or ammunition.
§32
Farther-reaching restrictions issued by individual Lands to govern the manufacture, trading,
acquisition, carrying or possession of cutting and thrusting weapons will cease to be in effect
at most six months after the present law comes into force, except insofar as they pertain to
Gypsies or vagabond persons.
§33
(1) The present law will come into force on April 1, 1938.
(2) At the same time, the following cease to be in force:
1. the Firearms and Ammunitions Act of April 12, 1928, (Law Gazette of the Reich I, p.
143);
2. the regulations for the implementation of the Firearms and Ammunitions Act, of July
13, 1928, (Law Gazette of the Reich I, p. 198), version of the decree of June 2, 1932, (Law
Gazette of the Reich I, p. 253);
3. the Weapons Abuse Act of March 28, 1931, (Law Gazette of the Reich I, p. 77),
version of § 10 of the Reich President's decree regarding the Preservation of Domestic Order,
December 19,1932, (Law Gazette of the Reich I, p. 548);
4. Chapter I (Measures against Weapons Abuse) of Part 8 of the Reich President's
Fourth Decree regarding the Safeguarding of the Economy and Finances andthe Preservation
of Domestic Order, December 8, 1931, (Law Gazette of the Reich I, pp. 699, 742);
5. §56 Section 2 Clause 8 of the Trading Regulations.
(3) The right to introduce this Act in Austria is reserved.
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Ordinance for the Enforcement of
the Firearms Act
March 19,1938
In accordance with §31 of the Firearms Act of March 18, 1938, (Law Gazette of the Reich I,
p. 265), the following is decreed:
Part I
General
§1
(1) In the context of this Ordinance, the "higher administrative authorities" are: in Prussia
and Bavaria, the Chairman of the Regional Council (in Berlin, the Chief of Police); in Saxony,
the District Captain; in the Saarland, the Reich Commissioner for the Saarland; and otherwise,
the highest authority of a Land.
(2) In the context of this Ordinance, the district police authorities are: the state police in
communities under state police administration; elsewhere,
in city districts: the Mayor,
in county districts: in Prussia, the District Councillor; in the other Lands, the correspond-
ing authorities.
§2
(1) Decisions made by the administrative authorities on the basis of the Firearms Act may
be appealed within two weeks. Appeals may be addressed only to the immediately superior
administrative authorities, whose decision is then final.
(2) Objections to decisions made by the Berlin Chief of Police in his capacity as local or
district police authority may be registered as formal protest, not as appeal. The Chief of Police
himself, his general representative, or a department chief of the police headquarters in Berlin
may decide on the protest.
§3
(1) In the context of §1 Section 3 of the Act, the following are deemed to be essential
components:
a) for firearms-barrel, lock, revolving breech;
b) for ammunition--ease, bullet.
(2) In the context of §1 Section 3 of the Act, prefabricated essential components are only
such objects, described in Section 1, which are in a sufficiently advanced state of manufacture
that they can be finished, and used in the assembly of ready-to-use firearms or ready-to-use
ammunition, without any special tools or machinery.
§4
Weapons operating on the principle of compressed air, and with a caliber of 7 mm and less,
are not subject to the regulations of the Act, with the exception of §§9, 24 and 25.
Part II
Manufacture of Firearms and Ammunition, and Dealing in Such Objects
§5
Issuing and revoking a manufacturer's permit (§3 of the Act) is the responsibility of the higher
administrative authorities in whose district the manufacturer has established his facilities.
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§6
Issuing and revoking a dealership permit (§ 7 of the Act) is the responsibility of the district
police authorities in whose district the dealer has established his facilities.
§7
Manufacturing and dealership permits may be restricted to specific kinds of firearms and
ammunition.
§8
(1) The personal trustworthiness required for persons engaging in manufacture or dealing
(§3 Section 4, §7 Section 2 of the Act) is to be ascertained through an examination with
attention paid to the applicant's and the business managers' entire past histories.
(2) The mandatory personal trustworthiness is lacking particularly in persons who:
1. are not legally capable of contracting or whose capability to contract is restricted;
2. are under mandatory police supervision or who have been relieved of their civil rights
-for as long as they remain under mandatory police supervision or remain stripped of their
civil rights;
3. have been convicted of treason or high treason, or with respect to whom known facts
justify the assumption that they are engaged in activities hostile to the state;
4. for a deliberate assault on the life or well-being of others, for breach of the peace or
for trespass, for resistance to the authority of the state, for a criminal offence or misdemeanor,
for a criminal offence motivated by a desire for material gain or directed against property, or
for a hunting violation, were legally sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least three
months, if three years have not yet passed since the term of imprisonment. Serving the
sentence is equivalent to its lapse, its remission, or its commutation to a monetary fine; in this
case, the three-year period begins on the date of the sentence's lapse, remission, or
commutation to a monetary fine. If the penalty is entirely or partially remitted after a period of
probation, the probationary period is credited towards the three-year period.
§9
(1) Professional qualifications for manufacture (§3 Section 4 of the Act) are held only by
such persons who either have passed the examination for master craftsman's diploma for the
craft practised, or for a related craft, or who are authorized to instruct apprentices in one of
these crafts. Examinations recognized under § 133 Section 10 of the Trading Regulations are
equivalent to the examination for master craftsman's diploma. The German Chamber of Crafts
and Trade Convention decides which crafts are considered to be related in the context of this
Ordinance.
(2) Professional qualifications for manufacture are further held by such persons who can
prove professionally qualified status through the completion of relevant studies at a post-
secondary institution or a state-accredited technical college, or in person before an authority
to be determined by the Chamber of Commerce. The Reich Minister of Economic Affairs and
the Reich Minister of Domestic Affairs will jointly decide on details of the professional
requirements and the examination procedure.
§10
Foreign legal entities (corporate bodies) and legal entities whose capital is largely in foreign
hands may not receive permission to engage in manufacture or dealership.
§11
Professional qualifications for dealership (§7 Section 2 of the Act) are held only by such
persons who have either, for a period of at least three years, been the proprietor of a place of
business where firearms and ammunition were sold, or who were employed as salesperson,
assistant or apprentice for a period of at least three years, or who can prove professional
qualifications before an authority to be determined by the Chamber of Commerce. The Reich
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Minister of Economic Affairs and the Reich Minister of Domestic Affairs will jointly decide on
details of the professional requirements and the examination procedure.
§12
Commencement or conclusion of business (§4 Section 3 of the Act) must be reported by a
manufacturing firm to the higher administrative authorities and by a dealership to the district
police authorities in whose district the manufacturer's or dealer's facilities are established.
§13
Permission to conduct manufacturing or trading activities is to be revoked (§§ 5, 7 Section
2 of the Act) if, at the time of issuing the permit, the issuing authorities were not aware that
one of the reasons for denial set out in §3 Section 2 to 5 of the Act or in §8 Section 2 of this
Ordinance existed, or if one of these reasons for denial occurred subsequently. In the case of
loss or diminution of the capability to contract ( §8 Section 2 NO.1 of this Ordinance), the permit
is to be revoked only if no acting representative is brought in, in accordance with §45 of the
Trading Regulations.
§14
Temporary denial of permission to carry on the business in question (§5 Section 2 of the
Act) falls within the jurisdiction of the district police authorities in the case of manufacturing
firms, the local police authorities in the case of dealerships; these authorities are those in
whose district the manufacturer's or dealer's facilities are established.
§15
(1) Anyone who manufactures firearms on a professional basis must keep a Weapons
Register showing the whereabouts of the firearms. The Weapons Register is to be set up as
follows:
I J ) ; - - ' - - -_.. . r-t--:.. _ -
Serial No. ~~ate Number Make, Model Name 01 Finn Manuladuring No. Name, Address 01 Pu rchaser
"'._....
2 3 4 S 6 7
-l-----+-----~~-+------
§18
(1) Weapons Registers and Weapons Dealership Registers (§§15 to 17) must be per-
manently bound and marked with consecutive page numbers. Prior to being used, the local
police authorities must certify the number of pages contained in it. Entries in the register, once
made, may neither be erased nor rendered illegible. All entries must be made in German, and
written in ink or ink pencil. On December 31st of each year, as well as on transfer or closing
of the business. the register must be dated and signed in such a way that later and additional
entries cannot be made. Within one month after the start of the new calendar year or after
transfer of the business. the book must be presented to the local police authorities for
verification of closure. Stock remaining at the date of closure must be carried forward before
new entries are made. The book is to be kept up-to-date at all times and to be made available,
together with all required documentation, for inspection by the police or its representatives
upon request.
(2) The dealer must retain the book for a period of ten years from the date of the last entry
made therein. If the dealer closes his business, he must submit his registers to the local police
authorities for safekeeping.
(3) The regulations set out in Sections 1 and 2 also go for the Weapons Register forweapons
of war, with the proviso that the function of the local police authorities is carried out by a Section
of the Wehrmacht, to be specified by the Wehrmacht Supreme Command.
§19
(1) In the context of §10 of the Act, "manufacturer" also includes anyone in Germany who
professionally assembles firearms from parts manufactured by other domestic facilities.
(2) If firearms are assembled in Germany proper from parts produced by foreign manufac-
turers, the weapons must bear the company name and manufacturing number of the foreign
manufacturer who manufactured the gun barrel.
(3) The following are exempted from § 10 of the Act:
1. muzzle-loading guns;
2. rifles manufactured prior to and including the year 1870;
3. blank guns (weapons which cannot fire anything other than blank cartridges);
4. gas, sedation and stun weapons (weapons intended for use with gas, sedation and
stun cartridges), with a caliber of 12 mm or less, if they have been specially designed to make
the effective firing of bullet or shot cartridges impossible;
5. set-gun or spring-gun devices;
6. devices with which to sedate livestock.
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Part III
Purchase, Carrying, Ownership and Import
of Weapons and Ammunition
§20
Weapons Acquisition Permits are not required for providing or for acquiring the following
handguns:
1. muzzle-loading pistols or revolvers;
2. blank guns (weapons which cannot fire anything other than blank cartridges);
3. gas, sedation and stun weapons (weapons intended for use with gas, sedation and stun
cartridges), with a caliber of 12 mm or less, if they have been specially designed to make the
effective firing of bullet or shot cartridges impossible.
§21
In accordance with §11 Section 3 Part b of the Act, a Weapons Acquisition Permit need not
be submitted for the direct export of handguns out of the country. In the context of this
regulation, the following are also considered to be "out of the country":
1. the customs zones, with the exception of Helgoland and the customs zones of Baden;
2. the foreign trade zones.
§22
(1) No Weapons Permit is required to carry the following firearms:
1. muzzle-loading weapons;
2. the following breech-loading weapons:
a) rifles manufactured prior to and including the year 1870;
b) saloon rifles;
c) Flobert rifles [i.e., low-power, "indoor" target guns] with rifled barrels of 6 mm
caliber and less, as well as those with non-rifled barrels of 9 mm caliber and less;
d) weapons of the kinds specified in §20 NO.2 and 3 of this Ordinance.
(2) Further, no Weapons Permit is required to carry set-gun or spring-gun devices and
devices for sedating livestock.
§23
(1) Weapons Acquisition Permits and Weapons Permits are issued by the district police
authorities in whose district the applicant permanently resides. In urgent cases, the district
police authorities in whose district the applicant is only temporarily resident may also issue
permits; these police authorities must inform the district police authorities in whose district the
applicant permanently resides that the permit has been issued.
(2) If the applicant's residence or fixed address is not located within the German Reich,
issuing the permit is the responsibility of the district police authorities in whose district the
applicant's place of residence or entry is located.
(3) In the cases outlined in Section 1 Clause 2 and Section 2, the permit is to be validated
for a maximum duration of three months.
§24
The Weapons Acquisition Permits and the Weapons Permits are to be set up as shown in
Enclosures I and II, attached.
§25
(1) Anyone who, on the authority of a Weapons Acquisition Permit, hands a handgun over
to another person, must record on the permit, in ink or ink pencil, the number, make/model,
manufacturer's firm or trademark, and manufacturing number of the handguns, as well as the
date on which the handguns were transferred.
(2) The Acquisitions Permit is to be returned to the purchaser if the number of weapons for
which it is valid has not yet been reached. Otherwise, the seller must, within two weeks, hand
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the Acquisitions Permit in to the district police authorities in whose district he resides. If the
seller is among the professionals specified in §§3, 7 of the Act, then he is to collect and retain
all Acquisitions Permits and hand them in at the end of each calendar month to the district
police authorities in whose district his place of business is located.
(3) The same process of permit collection and surrender applies to permits issued in
accordance with §20 of the Act, which authorize the acquisition of a handgun.
§26
Licenses in accordance with § 12 NO.6 and §24 Section 2 of the Act are issued by: for
professionals specified in §3 of the Act, the higher administrative authorities (§5 of this
Ordinance); for professionals specified in §7 of the Act, the district police authorities (§6 of
this Ordinance).
§27
Exceptions as specified in § 13 Section 2 of the Act are authorized by the district police
authorities in whose district the minor is permanently resident. If he is only temporarily resident
in the German Reich, the exception is authorized by the district police authorities in whose
district he is resident.
§28
Exceptions as specified in §15 Section 3 of the Act are authorized by the higher administra-
tive authorities in whose district the applicant is permanently resident. If he is only temporarily
resident in the German Reich, the exception is authorized by the higher administrative
authorities in whose district he is resident.
§29
(1) The fees levied by a Land for the issuing of Weapons Acquisition Permits and Weapons
Permits may not exceed 3 Reichsmark.
(2) For duplicates, only writing fees may be levied.
§30
Revocation and confiscation of Weapons Acquisition Permits and Weapons Permits is the
responsibility of the district police authorities in whose district the holder of the permit is
permanently resident. If he is only temporarily resident in the German Reich, this is the
responsibility of the district police authorities in whose district he is resident.
§31
Licenses as specified in §20 of the Act are to be issued separately for:
1. possession of a single firearm;
2. acquisition of a single handgun.
§32
Hunting weapons as specified in § 21 of the Act are firearms intended for use, and commonly
used, in hunting animals which may legally be hunted.
§33
Enacting a prohibition in accordance with § 23 Section 1 of the Act, as well as the confiscation
of weapons and ammunition in accordance with §23 Section 2 of the Act, is the responsibility
of the district police authorities in whose district the person to whom this prohibition has been
applied permanently resides.
§34
(1) A license to import in accordance with §24 of the Act is issued by the district police
authorities in whose district the importer is permanently resident or in whose district his place
of entry is located.
(2) The customs authorities record the importation on the license authorizing such import
and return the license to the police authorities who issued it.
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(3) Except in the cases specified in §24 Section 2 of the Act, the following do not require a
license to import in accordance with §24 of the Act:
1. German citizens-with respect to firearms and ammunition with which they are
re-entering Germany proper from a foreign country;
2. members of foreign rifle clubs who are entering Germany to participate in shooting
events held by the German Reich Association for Physical Education or the German Rifle
Club-with respect to the firearms and ammunition brought with them for purposes of
participation in these events;
3. persons who are not permanently resident in the German Reich-with respect to
hunting weapons and ammunition whose importation has been sanctioned by a foreign
representative of Germany (embassy, legation, or consulate).
§35
(1) Exceptions pertaining to the export-bound manufacture, trading and possession of the
firearms, devices or cartridges specified in §25 of the Act are granted by the higher administra-
tive authorities in whose district the applicant's business is located.
(2) Firearms, devices and cartridges required in the line of duty by authorities of the Reich
or the Lands or by the Reichsbank are exempted from the ban placed on them by §25 Section
1 of the Act.
§36
The Ordinance of June 12,1933, regarding a temporary ban on the importation of handguns
(Law Gazette of the Reich I, p. 367), Section 2, is amended as follows:
"Individual exceptions may be permitted in accordance with §24 Section 1 of the Firearms
Act of March 18, 1938, (Law Gazette of the Reich I, p. 265)."
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Enclosure I
(cf. §24 of the Enforcement Ordinance)
Front Side
(Branch Office)
Back Side
Firearms Acquired
Serial No. Dale Number Make, Model Name of Firm orTrademark Manufacturing No. Name and Address of Supplier
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Enclosure II
(cf. §24 of the Enforcement Ordinance)
resident in ".-
born on in ---",~ ...
is hereby authorized to carry -- "-
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(Signalure 01 Bearer)
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Regulations for the Implementation of §9 Section 2 Clause 2 and §11
(Branch Office)
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