Latvia. 2019 ‘Section 19.’ Law on the Handling of Weapons; Section 19. Riga: Latvia. 10 April

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Section 19. Authorisation for the Carrying of a Weapon

(1) An authorisation for the carrying of a weapon shall be issued to natural persons for the carrying of a short self-defence firearms of Category B.

(2) The authorisation for the carrying of a weapon shall give a natural person the following rights:

1) to possess a firearm at the declared place of residence of the owner of the weapon indicated in the authorisation, the additional address and immovable property, as well as the joint property (apartment, residential house) indicated in the declaration;

2) to transport the short self-defence firearm of Category B indicated in the authorisation;

3) to acquire the industrially manufactured ammunition intended for the short self-defence firearm of Category B indicated in the authorisation and to possess it;

4) to use and apply the short self-defence firearm of Category B in the cases and in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Law or other laws and regulations.

(3) The State Police shall issue the authorisation for the carrying of a weapon to security guard employees for work needs if the security guard merchant or the internal security service which is the employer of the relevant security guard employee has registered firearms of Categories B and C classified for self-defence to be used for work needs. The authorisation for the carrying of a weapon for work needs shall give the security guard employees the right to receive and carry a self-defence firearm registered for the security guard merchant or the internal security service for work needs for the fulfilment of work duties, as well as to use and apply it in the cases and in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Law or other laws and regulations governing the activity of security guard.

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