Information on firearms law

PP Duisburg, PÖA

Information on the subject of weapons and prohibited items

CURRENT INFORMATION FROM THE DUISBURG POLICE HEADQUARTERS

The Weapons Law Department (SG ZA 12) can be reached by telephone from 11.01.2021 at the following times

Mondays from 09:00 - 12:00,
Wednesdays from 14:00 - 15:30 and
Thursdays from 09:00 - 12:00.

Outside office hours, you can contact us by e-mail (at za12.duisburg@polizei.nrw.de) or by post (Duisburg Police Headquarters, Department ZA 12, Ulmenstr. 32, 47226 Duisburg).
A personal presentation is only possible after prior appointment by telephone or in writing.

Weapons law

The handling of weapons in the Federal Republic of Germany is regulated by the Weapons Act, which was given its current structure by the Act on the Revision of Weapons Law of 11.10.2002 and replaced the previous Weapons Act from 1976. As a special law on averting danger, it serves to protect public safety and order and is intended to help minimize or exclude dangers that may arise from the use of weapons.

The aim is therefore in particular to regulate the private acquisition and possession of weapons and to prevent the illegal trade in and possession of weapons. The General Weapons Act Ordinance (AWaffV) supplements these regulations as a further legal basis. Furthermore, the weapons authorities are required to enforce the Weapons Act uniformly through the General Administrative Regulation on the Weapons Act (WaffVwV).

You can find more information on the Internet at Polizei NRW.

Contact in matters of firearms law