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Switzerland. 1997 ‘Exceptions to the Obligation to Hold a Licence to Acquire Arms.’ Federal Law on Arms, Arms Accessories and Ammunitions of 20 June 1997 (Status as on 12 December 2008); Chapter 2 (Section 1). Geneva: Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation / Translation for the Small Arms Survey, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. 20 June

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Art. 10 Exceptions to the obligation to hold a licence to acquire arms

1 The following arms and their essential components can be acquired without a licence to acquire arms:
a. single-shot arms and arms with several barrels and copies of single-shot arms with muzzle loading;
b. manual repetition rifles designated by the Federal Council, used habitually for off-duty shooting and sports shooting organized by recognized shooting clubs, according to the meaning assigned in the Federal Law of 3 February 1995 on the army and the military administration, and for hunting within the country;
c. single-shot rabbit hunting guns;
d. compressed air or CO2 guns that develop an energy at the muzzle of at least 7.5 joules or can be confused with real firearms by their appearance;
e. dummy guns, alarm guns and soft air guns when they can be confused with real firearms due to their appearance.

2 The Federal Council can provide for other exceptions or limit the scope of para. 1 for foreign nationals who do not hold a Swiss residence permit.

ID: Q13520

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