Art. 8

¹ Any person who wishes to acquire a weapon or essential weapon component requires a weapon acquisition permit.²¹

^1bis Any person who applies for a weapon acquisition permit for a firearm that is not intended for use in sport, hunting or as a collector’s item must provide the reason for its acquisition.²²

² A weapon acquisition permit shall not be issued to any person:

a.: who has not yet reached 18 years of age;
b.²³: who is subject to a general deputyship or is represented through a care appointee;
c.: if there is reason to believe that they may use the weapon to harm themselves or others;
d.²⁴: in respect of whom a conviction for an act that indicates a violent disposition or that presents a danger to public safety, or for repeated felonies or misdemeanours appears in a standard private extract in accordance with Article 41 of the Criminal Records Register Act of 17 June 2016²⁵.

^2bis Any person who acquires firearms or essential weapon components through inheritance must apply for a weapon acquisition permit within six months unless the objects are transferred to the possession of an authorised person within this deadline.²⁶

^3–5 ...²⁷

²⁰ Amended by Art. 3 No 6 of the FD of 17 Dec. 2004 on the Adoption and Implementation of the Bilateral Agreements between Switzerland and the EU on the Association with Schengen and Dublin, in force since 12 Dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 Art. 1 let. e; BBl 2004 5965).

²¹ Amended by Art. 3 No 6 of the FD of 17 Dec. 2004 on the Adoption and Implementation of the Bilateral Agreements between Switzerland and the EU on the Association with Schengen and Dublin, in force since 12 Dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 Art. 1 let. e; BBl 2004 5965).

²² Inserted by Art. 3 No 6 of the FD of 17 Dec. 2004 on the Adoption and Implementation of the Bilateral Agreements between Switzerland and the EU on the Association with Schengen and Dublin, in force since 12 Dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 Art. 1 let. e; BBl 2004 5965).

²³ Amended by Annex No 17 of the FA of 19 Dec. 2008 (Adult protection, law of persons and law of children), in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2011 725; BBl 2006 7001).

²⁴ Amended by Annex 1 No 11 of the Criminal Records Register Act of 17 June 2016, in force since 23 Jan. 2023 (AS 2022 600; BBl 2014 5713).

²⁵ SR 330

²⁶ Inserted by Art. 3 No 6 of the FD of 17 Dec. 2004 on the Adoption and Implementation of the Bilateral Agreements between Switzerland and the EU on the Association with Schengen and Dublin, in force since 12 Dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 Art. 1 let. e; BBl 2004 5965).

²⁷ Repealed by Art. 3 No 6 of the FD of 17 Dec. 2004 on the Adoption and Implementation of the Bilateral Agreements between Switzerland and the EU on the Association with Schengen and Dublin, with effect from 12 Dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 Art. 1 let. e; BBl 2004 5965).

Art. 8

¹ Tgi che vul acquistar in’arma u ina part essenziala d’ina arma, dovra ina permissiun d’acquistar armas.²¹

^1bis Tgi che dumonda ina permissiun d’acquistar in’arma da fieu per auters intents ch’il sport, la chatscha u la collecziun, sto inditgar il motiv da l’acquist.²²

² Nagina permissiun d’acquistar armas na survegnan persunas che:

a.: n’han betg anc cumplenì 18 onns;
b.²³: stattan sut curatella cumplessiva u vegnan represchentadas d’ina persuna incumbensada da prevenziun;
c.: dattan l’occasiun da supponer ch’ellas pericliteschian sasezzas u terzas persunas cun l’arma;
d.²⁴: cumparan en l’extract privat tenor l’artitgel 41 da la Lescha federala dals 17 da zercladur 2016²⁵ davart il register penal pervia d’in act che demussa in caracter violent u privlus u pervia da crims u delicts commess repetidamain.

^2bis Persunas ch’acquistan armas da fieu u parts essenzialas d’armas tras successiun d’ierta ston dumandar entaifer 6 mais ina permissiun d’acquistar armas, nun ch’ils objects vegnian transferids entaifer quest termin ad ina persuna autorisada.²⁶

^3–5 ...²⁷

²⁰ Versiun tenor l’art. 3 cifra 6 dal COF dals 17 da dec. 2004 davart l’approvaziun e la realisaziun da las cunvegnas bilateralas tranter la Svizra e la UE per l’associaziun a la reglamentaziun da Schengen e da Dublin, en vigur dapi ils 12 da dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 art. 1 lit. e; BBl 2004 5965).

²¹ Versiun tenor l’art. 3 cifra 6 dal COF dals 17 da dec. 2004 davart l’approvaziun e la realisaziun da las cunvegnas bilateralas tranter la Svizra e la UE per l’associaziun a la reglamentaziun da Schengen e da Dublin, en vigur dapi ils 12 da dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 art. 1 lit. e; BBl 2004 5965).

²² Integrà tras l’art. 3 cifra 6 dal COF dals 17 da dec. 2004 davart l’approvaziun e la realisaziun da las cunvegnas bilateralas tranter la Svizra e la UE per l’associaziun a la reglamentaziun da Schengen e da Dublin, en vigur dapi ils 12 da dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 art. 1 lit. e; BBl 2004 5965).

²³ Versiun tenor la cifra 17 da l’agiunta da la LF dals 19 da dec. 2008 (protecziun da creschids, dretg da persunas e dretg dals uffants), en vigur dapi il 1. da schan. 2013 (AS 2011 725; BBl 2006 7001).

²⁴ Versiun tenor la cifra 11 da l’agiunta 1 da la LF dals 17 da zer. 2016 davart il register penal, en vigur dapi ils 23 da schan. 2023 (AS 2022 600; BBl 2014 5713).

²⁵ SR 330

²⁶ Integrà tras l’art. 3 cifra 6 dal COF dals 17 da dec. 2004 davart l’approvaziun e la realisaziun da las cunvegnas bilateralas tranter la Svizra e la UE per l’associaziun a la reglamentaziun da Schengen e da Dublin, en vigur dapi ils 12 da dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 art. 1 lit. e; BBl 2004 5965).

²⁷ Abolì tras l’art. 3 cifra 6 dal COF dals 17 da dec. 2004 davart l’approvaziun e la realisaziun da las cunvegnas bilateralas tranter la Svizra e la UE per l’associaziun a la reglamentaziun da Schengen e da Dublin, cun effect dapi ils 12 da dec. 2008 (AS 2008 447 5405 art. 1 lit. e; BBl 2004 5965).

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