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Switzerland. 1997 ‘Prohibitions and Restrictions of General Application.’ Federal Law on Arms, Arms Accessories and Ammunitions of 20 June 1997 (Status as on 12 December 2008); Chapter 1 (Section 2). 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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Section 2 - Prohibitions and restrictions of general application

Art. 5 Prohibitions applicable to arms, essential components of arms, specially designed components of arms and accessories of arms
1 The transfer, acquisition, brokerage for recipients in Switzerland and the introduction into Swiss territory are prohibited for:
a. automatic firearms, automatic firearms transformed into semi-automatic firearms and essential components or specially designed components of these arms;
b. military launchers of ammunitions, projectiles or missiles with explosive effect and essential components of these launchers;
c. knives and daggers as referred to in art. 4, para. 1, let. c;
d. devices as referred to in art. 4 para. 1, let. d, apart from truncheons;
e. electroshock devices as referred to in art. 4, para. 1, let. e;
f. arms imitating an object in common use and essential components of these arms;
g. accessories of arms.

2 The possession of the following is prohibited:
a. automatic firearms, launchers as referred to in para. 1, let. b, essential components and specially designed components of these arms;
b. firearms imitating an object in common use and essential components of these arms;
c. grenade launchers as referred to in art. 4, para. 2, let. c.

3 The use of the following is prohibited:
a. automatic firearms;
b. launchers as referred to in para. 1, let. b and grenade launchers as referred to in art. 4, para. 2, let. c;
c. firearms, in places accessible to the general public outside officially authorized shooting events and shooting places; shooting in secure places not accessible to the general public and shooting during hunting is reserved are authorized.

4 The cantons can authorize exceptions.

5 The Central Office (art. 31c) can authorize exceptions to the prohibition on the introduction into Swiss territory of the objects as referred to in para. 1.

6 Swiss military automatic firearms transformed into semi-automatic firearms are not considered to be arms as referred to in para. 1 let. a.

ID: Q1536

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