Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Germany. 2002 ‘Ban on Carrying Weapons at Public Events.’ Weapons Act (Waffengesetz) of 2002; Part II (Section 42). Berlin: Federal Law Gazette. 11 October
Relevant contents
(1) Anyone who takes part in public entertainment, festivals, sporting events, trade fairs, exhibitions, markets or similar public events may not carry weapons as defined in Section 1 (2).
(2) The competent authorities may grant general or specific exemptions to subsection 1 if
1. the applicant has the necessary reliability (Section 5) and personal aptitude (Section 6),
2. the applicant has proven that he cannot do without the weapon at the public event, and
3. there is no reason to fear any threat to public security or order.
(3) Section 38 notwithstanding, persons authorized under subsection 2 must also carry the exemption notice with them and present it for examination on request.
(4) Subsections 1 through 3 shall not apply
1. to persons taking part in theatrical or similar performances and for this purpose carrying unloaded guns or guns loaded with shell ammunition or weapons as defined in Section 1 (2) no. 2,
2. to shooting on shooting ranges (Section 27),
3. where a shooting licence has been obtained in accordance with Section 10 (5),
4. to commercial displays of the weapons referred to in subsection 1 at trade fairs and exhibitions.
(5) The Land governments shall be authorized to enact statutory instruments stipulating that carrying weapons within the meaning of Section 1 (2) may be prohibited or restricted as a general rule or in individual cases on certain public roads, streets or pathways or in certain public places where
1. criminal offences using weapons or
2. robberies, bodily harm, threats, intimidation, sexual offences, unlawful deprivations of liberty or criminal acts against life have been committed repeatedly and where there is reason to assume that such criminal offences will continue to occur in the future. The statutory instrument pursuant to sentence 1 shall stipulate that the competent authorities may permit exemptions as a general rule or in individual cases, in particular for holders of weapons licences, local residents and persons engaged in a trade or business, provided that there is no reason to fear any threat to public security. Subsection 3 shall apply accordingly in cases covered by sentence 2. The Land governments may delegate their authority under sentence 1 in conjunction with sentence 2 to the competent supreme Land authority by way of statutory instrument; the latter may further delegate this authority by way of statutory instrument.