Citation(s) from the GunPolicy.org literature library
Germany. 2002 ‘Criminal Offences.’ Weapons Act (Waffengesetz) of 2002; Part IV (Section 52). Berlin: Federal Law Gazette. 11 October
Relevant contents
Anyone who
1. in violation of Section 2 (1) or (3), in each case in conjunction with Annex 2, Part 1, no. 1.1 or 1.3.4, acquires, possesses, hands over, carries, transfers, manufactures, modifies, repairs or deals in guns or objects referred to therein
2. without a licence pursuant to
a) Section 2 (2) in conjunction with Annex 2, Part 2, Chapter 1, first sentence, acquires a gun or ammunition with the intention of handing them over to an unauthorized party in violation of Section 34 (1) first sentence,
b) Section 2 (2) in conjunction with Annex 2, Part 2, Chapter 1, first sentence, acquires, possesses or carries a semi-automatic short firearm for shooting shell ammunition pursuant to Annex 1, Part 1, Chapter 3, no. 1.1,
c) Section 2 (2) in conjunction with Annex 2, Part 2, Chapter 1, first sentence in conjunction with Section 21 (1), first sentence or Section 21a, manufactures, modifies, repairs or deals in guns or ammunition,
d) Section 2 (2) in conjunction with Annex 2, Part 2, Chapter 1, first sentence in conjunction with Section 29 (1), Section 30 (1), first sentence or Section 32 (1) first sentence, transfers or takes a gun or ammunition into or through the territory governed by this Act,
3. in violation of Section 35 (3) first sentence, sells or hands over to other parties a gun, ammunition or a cutting or thrust weapon as an itinerant dealer or at an event referred to in the aforesaid provision, or
4. in violation of Section 40 (1), incites or calls upon other parties to manufacture one of the objects stated therein
shall be punishable with a term of imprisonment between six months and five years.