Latvia. 2019 ‘Section 76 & 77.’ Law on the Handling of Weapons; Section 76 & 77. Riga: Latvia. 10 April

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Section 76. Conditions for the Acquisition of Weapons, Ammunition, Their Components, and Special Means

(1) A weapons dealer has the right to acquire only industrially manufactured weapons, ammunition, and their components.

(2) The weapons dealer which has received the licence referred to in Section 73, Paragraph three, Clauses 2 and 3 of this Law shall be permitted to acquire components (including also essential components) of weapons for the repair of weapons.

(3) The weapons dealer which has received the licence referred to in Section 73, Paragraph three, Clause 3 of this Law shall be permitted to acquire hunting, sports, and self-defence firearms of Categories A, B, and C, high-energy pneumatic weapons of Category D, their components (including also essential components), and preforms of components (including also preforms of essential components) of weapons, as well as their ammunition and its components which are necessary for the manufacturing of the products and for the quality testing (tests) of the manufactured products.

(4) The weapons dealer which has received the licence referred to in Section 73, Paragraph three, Clause 7 of this Law shall be permitted to acquire gas weapons and signal weapons of Category E, low-energy pneumatic weapons of Category F, gas cylinders, electric shock devices, and non-firearm weapons, components of weapons and their preforms, as well as their ammunition and its components, which are necessary for the manufacturing of the products and for the quality testing (tests) of the manufactured products.

(5) The weapons dealer which has received the licence referred to in Section 73, Paragraph three, Clause 4 of this Law shall be permitted to acquire automatic firearms of Category A for their deactivation or converting into salute weapons (acoustic weapons) only after an agreement on the acquisition of automatic firearms of Category A has been received from the State Police.

(6) The weapons dealer which has received the licence referred to in Section 73, Paragraph three, Clause 6 of this Law, in addition to the special means indicated therein, shall be permitted to acquire truncheons and handcuffs for the needs of security guard merchants or internal security services, as well as special means which are intended for ensuring public order for the needs of such State and local government authorities which have been granted the right to acquire, possess, and use special means in their activity in accordance with the law.

(7) A weapons broker has the right to provide intermediation services to a weapons dealer in the acquisition of hunting, sports, self-defence, and collection firearms of Categories A, B, and C, their essential components, ammunition and its components (including gunpowder).

Section 77. Conditions for the Marketing of Weapons, Ammunition, Their Components, and Special Means

(1) A weapons dealer has the right to market industrially manufactured weapons, ammunition and their components, gunpowder, gas weapons and signal weapons and their ammunition, pneumatic weapons and their ammunition, special means and non-firearm weapons only in specially equipped premises at immovable properties the address of which is indicated in the licence, as well as, on the basis of a distance contract, after receipt of the permit issued by the State Police to convey firearms, their exchangeable essential components, ammunition, and high-energy pneumatic weapons to other European Union Member States and countries of the European Economic Area.

(2) The weapons dealer which has received the licence referred to in Section 73, Paragraph three, Clause 1 of this Law shall be permitted to market only such rifled firearms with which control shots have been fired at the State Police.

(3) The weapons dealer which has received the licence referred to in Section 73, Paragraph three, Clause 1 of this Law shall be permitted to market only the exchangeable essential components of hunting and sports firearm.

(4) The weapons dealer which has received the licence referred to in Section 73, Paragraph three, Clause 6 of this Law shall be permitted to market truncheons and handcuffs only to security guard merchants or internal security services, as well as special means which are intended for ensuring public order to such State and local government authorities which have been granted the right to acquire, possess, and use special means in their activity in accordance with the law.

(5) A weapons broker has the right to provide intermediation services to a weapons dealer in the marketing of hunting, sports, self-defence firearms of Categories A, B, and C, their essential components and ammunition and its components (including gunpowder).

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